Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ventnor today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ventnor at 3AM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Ventnor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Mon night, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 7 | SW 7 | E 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 184 | 121 | 97 | 73 | 71 | 50 | 50 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 24 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:24PM2.95m | 10:55AM3.05m | 11:04PM3.20m | 11:31AM3.32m | 11:39PM3.44m | 12:04PM3.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:54AM0.99m | 4:12PM1.06m | 4:35AM0.75m | 4:51PM0.86m | 5:10AM0.53m | 5:26PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | SSW 3 | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | W 8 | ESE 4 | E 4 | — | — | SW 6 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 24 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 12 | W 11 | — | W 11 | W 10 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 8 | — |
— | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | W 7 | W 6 | SW 6 | — |
— | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | E 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
251 | 184 | 121 | 97 | 73 | 71 | 50 | 50 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 229 | 254 | 254 | 270 | 239 | 104 | 238 | 238 | 222 | 239 | 239 | 239 | 358 | 343 | 350 | 323 | 362 | 436 | 436 | 333 | 306 | 162 | 188 | 122 |
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