
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ventnor today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ventnor at 12PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 11). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Ventnor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun night, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 12 | WSW 6 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | 12 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 62 | 139 | 229 | 229 | 193 | 154 | 140 | 133 | 121 | 119 | 147 | 173 | 127 | 97 | 334 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 12:36PM4.06m | 00:53AM3.97m | 1:10PM4.00m | 1:28AM3.90m | 1:43PM3.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:38AM0.15m | 5:58PM0.17m | 6:13AM0.17m | 6:32PM0.18m | 6:47AM0.26m | 7:05PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
11 | 12 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 39 | 41 | 30 | 140 | 133 | 121 | 119 | 147 | 55 | 57 | 81 | 334 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | — | WSW 12 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 11 |
1 | — | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 36 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 58 | 119 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | — | W 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | — | 11 | 14 | 14 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | — | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — |
47 | 36 | 29 | — | 6 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 62 | 139 | 229 | 229 | 193 | 154 | 87 | 51 | 40 | 39 | 91 | 173 | 127 | 97 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 188 | 21 | 101 | 254 | 101 | 104 | 101 | 257 | 221 | 167 | 196 | 107 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 107 | 107 | 232 | 53 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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