Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ventnor today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ventnor at 5PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ventnor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 230 | 245 | 156 | 129 | 497 | 380 | 431 | 128 | 335 | 396 | 278 | 249 | 499 | 261 | 235 | 200 | 168 | 168 | 122 | 98 | 98 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:10PM4.00m | 1:28AM3.90m | 1:43PM3.86m | 2:01AM3.76m | 2:15PM3.67m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:32PM0.18m | 6:47AM0.26m | 7:05PM0.26m | 7:21AM0.42m | 7:39PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 24 | 54 | 44 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 499 | 261 | 235 | 200 | 168 | 168 | 122 | 98 | 98 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | — | WSW 12 | — | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | — | 93 | — | 14 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 10 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 230 | 245 | 156 | 129 | 497 | 380 | 431 | 128 | 335 | 396 | 278 | 249 | 365 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 196 | 196 | 269 | 101 | 101 | 107 | 107 | 274 | 486 | 383 | 355 | 53 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 101 |
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