Durlston surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 16 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
9.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Durlston today?

The current surf forecast for Durlston at 7AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 16). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Afternoon (17 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (17 Mar)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


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Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
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 (?)
1
WSW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.9
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.7
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
WSW
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)1616161615141414713131320181716161515146555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)518214127122125120525879878582145336493515362223171133101806552
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
35
E
35
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
30
ENE
25
E
25
E
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
onononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:45PM
1.19
6:40AM
1.38
7:09PM
1.31
7:09AM
1.50
7:37PM
1.43
7:42AM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:07AM
0.29
2:26PM
-0.01
2:41AM
0.18
3:00PM
-0.12
3:17AM
0.10
3:36PM
-0.17
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise----6:18-------6:16-------6:13---
Sunset-------6:14-------6:15-------6:17
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C1010999910121313111010101011109998111212
Feels °C (?)34343359101075332332331567
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