Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ventnor today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ventnor at 9PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 18). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 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 (18 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ventnor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue morning, gales from the W by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | ENE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SW 13 | W 5 | SW 12 | WSW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 40 | 35 | 21 | 10 | 25 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 87 | 66 | 44 | 0 | 38 | 54 |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:46PM2.77m | 5:26AM2.68m | 5:48PM2.62m | 6:45AM2.62m | 7:14PM2.60m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:05AM1.43m | 10:53PM1.40m | 11:55AM1.59m | 00:47AM1.43m | 1:33PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 18 | S 4 | S 4 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | ESE 5 | E 5 | SW 12 | E 4 |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 46 | 45 | 42 | 12 | 38 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 4 | — | SW 18 | W 10 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | W 12 | W 12 | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 13 | — | E 5 | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 13 | 2 | 10 | 25 | 3 | 3 | — | 11 | 22 | 44 | — | 4 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | SW 18 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | E 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 12 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 83 | 120 | 105 | 71 | 83 | 71 | 35 | 40 | 35 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 87 | 66 | — | 121 | 57 | 54 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 152 | 152 | 256 | 306 | 151 | 150 | 101 | 152 | 192 | 124 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 106 | 21 | 65 | 188 | 21 | 269 | 250 | 101 |
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