Durlston surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 25 Apr 2026 BST
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Durlston surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Durlston sea temperature is
11.5° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Durlston today?

The current surf forecast for Durlston at 1AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (26 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (26 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

Table - waves today at Durlston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Mon night).

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
9
0.5
SW
9
0.5
SW
9
0.5
SW
9
0.5
SW
9
0.5
SW
8
0.5
SW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.8
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
106
80
79
77
71
41
40
39
38
35
34
26
17
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
20
24
29
25
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SE
5
E
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
0
ENE
10
W
15
NNW
25
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:07PM1.09m
5:26AM1.03m
7:43PM1.12m
5:52AM1.11m
6:54PM1.16m
6:26AM1.19m
Low Tide
11:44PM0.55m
12:22PM0.23m
1:02AM0.44m
1:25PM0.14m
1:56AM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:52
5:50
5:48
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8:16
8:19
8:21
8:22
1
Temp °C
14
14
15
14
13
11
11
11
12
13
13
12
12
12
13
15
15
16
14
10
8
7
8
10
12
11
12
10
9
7
6
5
7
8
9
8
9
9
11
14
13
13
9
5
2
1
2
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
9
0.5
SW
9
0.5
SW
9
0.5
SW
9
0.5
SW
9
0.5
SW
8
0.5
SW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
Energy kJ
106
80
79
77
71
41
40
39
38
35
34
26
17
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
6
12
6
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
3
0.3
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
3
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
11
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
Energy kJ
5
3
1
3
5
3
1
1
2
3
2
10
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
Energy kJ
3
3
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.2
ESE
3
0.3
E
2
0.5
E
3
0.6
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
3
0.4
E
4
0.4
E
4
0.5
NNE
3
0.8
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
Energy kJ
4
2
1
1
5
9
7
5
3
2
2
5
5
5
20
24
29
25
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
8
106
8
8
8
106
135
135
171
191
141
141
154
168
106
199
335
335
316
168
168
198
191
189
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
8
5
7
6
5
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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