Durlston Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.59° N 1.95° W

Durlston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Durlston sea temperature is
20.8° C
3.9° 

Durlston surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Durlston today (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Durlston at 12AM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (22 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Evening (22 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the E by Mon morning).

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
6
0.3
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.2
WSW
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
S
14
0.4
ESE
4
0.5
ESE
4
0.5
ESE
4
0.5
ESE
4
0.2
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
7
3
3
5
8
9
5
9
2
2
2
2
4
6
10
10
10
14
Wind (km/h)
10
W
15
WNW
15
NNW
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
10
E
15
SSE
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
5:02PM0.89m
5:56AM0.83m
5:56PM0.96m
6:31AM0.89m
6:30PM1.05m
Low Tide
11:44PM0.68m
12:36PM0.69m
1:41AM0.55m
1:46PM0.58m
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:16
8:15
8:12
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
16
14
13
15
18
18
17
18
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
16
13
14
12
10
9
10
15
14
14
16
16
15
15
16
15
15
16
15
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