Surf Forecasts:
Durlston surf forecast from 9 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 16 Sep, 4PM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period, WSW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 16 Sep, 1PM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period, WSW swell with 423 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 11 Sep, 7AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with WSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Durlston this week:
The surf forecast for Durlston over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 11) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 1.1m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Durlston in the next 16 days are 2.2m 7s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 16) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.6m 6s period and expected on Friday (Sep 11) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Fri 11th Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 4PM (Wed 16th Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Wed 16th Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Durlston over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the W by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 12 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | SW 4 | W 15 | WSW 6 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 5 | SW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | S 4 | SE 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 80 | 61 | 25 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 134 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 23 | 33 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 7:19PM1.45m | 7:54AM1.32m | 7:58PM1.55m | 8:29AM1.41m | 8:35PM1.60m | 9:04AM1.46m | 9:12PM1.60m | 9:38AM1.48m | 9:49PM1.56m | 10:12AM1.46m | 10:24PM1.47m | 10:45AM1.39m | 10:59PM1.34m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 2:52PM0.15m | 3:17AM-0.19m | 3:35PM0.05m | 3:58AM-0.26m | 4:16PM0.00m | 4:37AM-0.26m | 4:55PM0.00m | 5:15AM-0.18m | 5:34PM0.04m | 5:52AM-0.05m | 6:11PM0.13m | 6:28AM0.11m | 6:48PM0.23m | ||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — |
 | — | 7:36 | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 12 | W 12 | — | SW 6 | WSW 9 | WSW 4 | — | W 15 | — | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 5 | SW 10 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 8 | W 8 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 80 | 61 | 25 | 3 | 3 | — | 47 | 134 | 6 | — | 4 | — | 11 | 11 | 15 | 23 | — | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | — | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | — | — | WSW 9 | W 12 | W 11 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 8 | 3 | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | — | — | WSW 8 | SW 4 | WSW 6 | — | SW 8 | — | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | — | — | WSW 9 | — | S 2 | S 4 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | 23 | 46 | 171 | — | 69 | — | 14 | 77 | 111 | 32 | 16 | — | — | 33 | — | 1 | 10 | 107 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 14 | 107 | 55 | 153 | 69 | 12 | 0 | 53 | 216 | 244 | 179 | 179 | 97 | 106 | 203 | 106 | 135 | 106 | 96 | 96 |
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