Durlston Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.59° N 1.95° W

Durlston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Durlston sea temperature is
19.3°C
3.0° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Durlston at 8AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (18 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (18 Sep)--

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning).

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
9
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
5
1.7
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
0.3
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
6
1.8
WSW
6
1.9
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.8
WSW
6
1.8
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
5
0.3
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
10
17
18
58
0
0
0
29
14
233
233
270
0
0
233
0
12
12
25
19
24
13
13
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
20
W
20
W
25
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NNW
5
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
00:04AM1.05m
5:03AM0.75m
12:20PM1.04m
5:04PM0.78m
00:36AM0.89m
5:54AM0.80m
12:53PM0.90m
5:44PM0.85m
1:19AM0.74m
6:32AM0.85m
6:08PM0.93m
Low Tide
3:49AM0.74m
8:16AM0.58m
4:10PM0.78m
8:46PM0.59m
3:45AM0.75m
9:00AM0.68m
3:49PM0.82m
9:54PM0.66m
2:33AM0.74m
10:25AM0.74m
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6:46
6:48
6:50
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7:15
7:14
7:10
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Temp °C
15
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17
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17
16
17
17
18
18
18
17
18
18
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18
Feels °C
11
10
11
10
11
10
10
10
12
12
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13
12
14
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14
15
13
18
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16
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