Durlston Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.59° N 1.95° W

Durlston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Durlston sea temperature is
20.5°C
3.8° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Durlston at 2AM is: 2.3m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)6ft (1.8m)9s
Afternoon (31 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (31 Aug)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the W by Mon night).

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
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)
0.9
WSW
8
1.5
SW
5
2.1
SW
7
2.4
WSW
7
2.3
WSW
7
2.1
WSW
7
1.8
WSW
9
1.5
WSW
9
1.4
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
9
1.2
WSW
9
1.1
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
7
0.7
SW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
101
0
370
562
530
407
520
404
334
299
226
188
133
70
44
33
0
0
15
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
40
WSW
40
W
35
W
30
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:52PM1.60m
10:18AM1.46m
10:27PM1.58m
10:52AM1.45m
Low Tide
5:35PM0.16m
5:55AM-0.07m
6:13PM0.18m
6:33AM0.01m
6:53PM0.24m
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:58
7:55
7:53
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
18
17
17
16
16
17
18
19
17
16
15
15
15
16
17
18
18
18
Feels °C
14
12
11
10
9
10
12
13
14
12
12
12
12
13
14
13
14
14
15
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