Durlston surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 10 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
10.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Durlston today?

The current surf forecast for Durlston at 9PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)--
Afternoon (10 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (10 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SW
0.6
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
1.2
S
1.3
SW
1.8
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.2
SW
2
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
WSW
0.5
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
Period(s) (?)1514141455677888816161616151414131388
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2171405150620245476758114616781256992361932962496195837030120011684118115
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SSE
30
S
35
SW
40
W
45
WSW
40
WSW
50
SW
45
SW
45
SW
40
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
20
SW
25
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:01PM
0.80
6:23PM
0.86
1:25AM
0.88
5:53AM
0.89
6:49PM
0.93
6:00AM
0.97
6:57PM
1.01
6:12AM
1.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:19PM
0.75
9:39PM
0.72
3:36AM
0.85
10:46AM
0.58
11:29PM
0.71
12:36PM
0.47
1:07AM
0.61
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise-----6:22-------6:20-------6:18--
Sunset-7:52-------7:54-------7:57------
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
--------------1-----1111
Temp. °C99101111107899999991010109988910
Feels °C (?)434443-2-3-1-2-2-2022346653444
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