Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ventnor today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ventnor at 11PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Ventnor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 9 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
90 | 175 | 150 | 103 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 19 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 90 | 7 | 0 | 122 | 211 | 241 | 188 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | off |
High Tide | 3:56PM3.56m | 4:11AM3.30m | 4:32PM3.26m | 4:50AM3.00m | 5:12PM2.98m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:32PM0.80m | 9:50AM0.85m | 10:21PM1.05m | 10:42AM1.15m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 136 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
90 | 175 | 150 | 103 | 74 | 51 | 33 | 19 | 26 | 112 | 122 | 119 | 90 | 75 | 107 | 122 | 211 | 241 | 188 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 632 | 355 | 7 | 11 | 224 | 241 | 207 | 274 | 355 | 355 | 275 | 11 | 274 | 224 | 272 | 272 | 272 | 188 | 0 |
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