Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Durlston today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Durlston at 9PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Durlston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 6 | W 5 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 33 | 38 | 38 | 10 | 24 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:14PM1.59m | 8:47AM1.36m | 8:54PM1.65m | 9:26AM1.39m | 9:33PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:53PM0.06m | 4:19AM-0.30m | 4:36PM0.02m | 5:01AM-0.34m | 5:17PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 21 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | ESE 4 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 6 | W 5 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 38 | 38 | 10 | 24 | 12 | 14 | 6 | — | — | — | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | W 6 | E 4 | WSW 9 | ESE 4 | E 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 9 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | WSW 2 | — | — | — | NNW 2 | W 5 | WSW 9 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 5 |
| kJ | 13 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 10 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 47 | 24 | 39 | 48 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 135 | 106 | 106 | 167 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 97 | 8 | 226 | 319 | 216 | 106 | 137 | 137 | 154 | 154 | 319 | 319 |
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