Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ventnor today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ventnor at 8PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 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 (20 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Ventnor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue night, min 11°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue morning, severe gales from the SW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | SW 9 | SW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 51 | 44 | 42 | 38 | 44 | 81 | 149 | 393 | 1236 | 2362 | 2058 | 1830 | 1331 | 1602 | 1693 | 1010 | 574 | 429 | 539 | 335 | 306 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:14PM2.60m | 8:21AM2.75m | 8:44PM2.76m | 9:27AM3.02m | 9:44PM3.02m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:33PM1.52m | 1:58AM1.28m | 2:31PM1.32m | 2:47AM1.05m | 3:14PM1.06m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | WSW 8 | WSW 13 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | — | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 44 | 43 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 33 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 539 | — | 106 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | ENE 5 | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 22 | 44 | 42 | 38 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 51 | 2 | 13 | 33 | 44 | 81 | 149 | 393 | 1236 | 2362 | 2058 | 1830 | 1331 | 1602 | 1693 | 1010 | 574 | 429 | 376 | 335 | 306 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 21 | 203 | 184 | 101 | 358 | 311 | 436 | 436 | 491 | 436 | 436 | 495 | 337 | 274 | 232 | 11 | 225 | 221 | 321 | 520 |
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