Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ventnor today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ventnor at 3PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ventnor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 172 | 109 | 78 | 74 | 73 | 57 | 37 | 36 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 34 | 32 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:21PM3.21m | 3:45AM3.08m | 4:00PM2.98m | 4:29AM2.86m | 4:46PM2.77m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:31AM0.89m | 8:51PM0.91m | 9:11AM1.16m | 9:37PM1.18m | 10:05AM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 42 | 34 | 48 | 32 | 21 | 21 | 37 | 36 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 34 | 32 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 172 | 109 | 78 | 74 | 73 | 57 | 20 | 10 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 27 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 27 | 31 | 54 | 84 | 101 | 63 | 61 | 72 | 73 | 51 | 46 | 26 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 188 | 224 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 50 | 38 | 38 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 205 | 207 | 197 | 209 | 197 | 175 | 164 |
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