Durlston surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 20 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
9.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Durlston today?

The current surf forecast for Durlston at 3PM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (20 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Evening (20 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
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 (?)
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.1
SW
0.4
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.1
SW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.1
SW
0.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)544411445551312121415131414141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2112995512212316715158917182019181717716
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
15
ENE
15
E
10
E
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
10
ESE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
5
E
5
W
10
WSW
15
NW
10
N
20
N
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
onglassoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:17AM
1.65
8:42PM
1.58
8:53AM
1.65
9:17PM
1.58
9:32AM
1.60
9:54PM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:14PM
-0.17
4:34AM
0.03
4:54PM
-0.10
5:16AM
0.05
5:37PM
0.01
6:00AM
0.12
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise6:11-------6:09-------6:07-------
Sunset---6:19-------6:21-------6:22----
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C81012121198779101010866791010111197
Feels °C (?)358985311478652127877841
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