Durlston surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 17 Apr 2026 BST
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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
11.0° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Durlston today?

The current surf forecast for Durlston at 3PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 17). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (17 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
1.4
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
SW
0.7
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.3
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.7
SW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
Period(s) (?)141313121212121212121111111111101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4656792099971144361325289235219373247183115977168393925251919
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
W
20
W
15
NW
15
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
5
N
20
NE
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:17AM
1.56
8:42PM
1.60
8:56AM
1.61
9:18PM
1.64
9:36AM
1.60
9:55PM
1.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:53AM
0.07
4:10PM
-0.10
4:34AM
-0.01
4:53PM
-0.09
5:17AM
-0.06
5:37PM
-0.02
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
Sunrise-6:09-------6:07-------6:05------
Sunset-----8:05-------8:06-------8:07--
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C1211121212121110981011121211108781112121210
Feels °C (?)877778866566887532379965
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