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Durlston surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 01 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
11.6° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Durlston today?
The current surf forecast for Durlston at 5PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 01). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (01 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Durlston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the W by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Mon 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SW 9 | SE 4 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | SW 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | |
10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 42 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 8:13AM1.35m | 8:31PM1.46m | 8:48AM1.37m | 9:04PM1.47m | 9:22AM1.35m | 9:36PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:11PM0.10m | 4:34AM0.08m | 4:47PM0.15m | 5:08AM0.10m | 5:22PM0.23m | 5:42AM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | 8:31 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | E 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | WSW 11 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SW 6 | SW 5 | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
 kJ | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | E 4 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | SW 10 | W 10 | WSW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 6 | W 9 | SE 4 | — | SW 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | — | — | — | — | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 9 | — | W 9 | — | W 9 | W 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | ESE 2 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SW 9 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 15 | 42 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 203 | 216 | 253 | 222 | 200 | 106 | 106 | 135 | 171 | 135 | 135 | 217 | 244 | 244 | 244 | 244 | 244 | 271 | 594 | 571 | 271 | 250 | 250 | 244 |
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