Durlston surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 18 Mar 2026 GMT
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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
9.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Durlston today?

The current surf forecast for Durlston at 2AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (19 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (19 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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


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Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.2
WSW
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.2
WSW
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.1
SW
0.3
E
0.5
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)16151514131313131345512441243455555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)36222317113350454426161923231486556193023221517
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
10
E
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:37PM
1.43
7:42AM
1.60
8:08PM
1.52
8:17AM
1.65
8:42PM
1.58
8:53AM
1.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:17AM
0.10
3:36PM
-0.17
3:55AM
0.04
4:14PM
-0.17
4:34AM
0.03
4:54PM
-0.10
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise----6:13-------6:11-------6:09---
Sunset-------6:17-------6:19-------6:21
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C1311109101113131211109810111210876691111
Feels °C (?)755445898654367963110488
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