Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ventnor today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ventnor at 6PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ventnor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | E 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | WSW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 56 | 56 | 55 | 34 | 32 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 25 | 34 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:00PM2.98m | 4:29AM2.86m | 4:46PM2.77m | 5:26AM2.68m | 5:48PM2.62m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:11AM1.16m | 9:37PM1.18m | 10:05AM1.43m | 10:53PM1.40m | 11:55AM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 18 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 56 | 56 | 55 | 34 | 32 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 25 | 34 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | NW 4 | NW 4 | SW 18 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | W 10 | — | — | — | W 10 | W 8 | W 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 |
| kJ | 28 | 27 | 28 | 45 | 79 | 79 | 85 | 71 | 94 | 131 | 85 | 102 | 84 | 34 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 184 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 219 | 235 | 235 | 152 | 209 | 325 | 151 | 239 | 101 | 207 | 192 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 |
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