
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ventnor today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Ventnor at 5PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Ventnor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri night, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 4 | W 8 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | E 4 | SW 5 | E 3 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | W 7 | W 7 | E 4 | W 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 52 | 52 | 38 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:29PM4.15m | 2:43AM4.00m | 3:12PM4.02m | 3:25AM3.80m | 3:54PM3.81m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:29AM-0.01m | 7:52PM0.41m | 8:15AM0.12m | 8:40PM0.55m | 9:01AM0.33m | 9:30PM0.72m | |||||||||||||||
5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 21 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | W 8 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | E 4 | — | W 5 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | W 7 |
5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 5 | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 2 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | NE 2 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | — | E 3 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | — | — | ESE 3 |
— | — | 1 | 10 | 25 | 23 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 8 | — | 5 | 18 | 52 | 52 | 38 | 21 | 24 | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 531 | 913 | 916 | 1265 | 592 | 490 | 498 | 492 | 492 | 349 | 492 | 492 | 492 | 492 | 263 | 270 | 359 | 492 | 302 | 302 | 275 |
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