Durlston surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 15 Apr 2026 BST
Forecast 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
10.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Durlston today?

The current surf forecast for Durlston at 3PM is: 2.0m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)1ft (0.3m)14s
Afternoon (15 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)6s
Evening (15 Apr)6ft (1.9m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SW
0.5
WSW
2
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
2.4
WSW
2.3
WSW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.6
WSW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
SW
1
WSW
Period(s) (?)141367910111215151515141413131312121211121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3490295352560707935897238123551279103482163985024916798113612665378325289
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSW
35
SSW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
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
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:06AM
1.34
7:38PM
1.39
7:40AM
1.47
8:08PM
1.51
8:17AM
1.56
8:42PM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:49PM
0.03
3:13AM
0.19
3:29PM
-0.06
3:53AM
0.07
4:10PM
-0.10
4:34AM
-0.01
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise-------6:13-------6:09-------6:07
Sunset---8:00-------8:02-------8:05----
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--2---------------------
Temp. °C1213121111111111111212121212111111121212111098
Feels °C (?)665455566788887657787665
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