Swanage surf break

Swanage surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 17 Apr 2026 BST
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Swanage surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Swanage 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 Swanage today?

The current surf forecast for Swanage at 12AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (18 Apr)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (18 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
0.7
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.7
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
0.8
E
1
E
1.1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)6121212121211111111111010101010101010104555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9314441432528923521919020710311597716839392525191921466453
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
5
ENE
0
SSW
10
N
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscrosscross-
on
onononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:42PM
1.60
8:56AM
1.61
9:18PM
1.64
9:36AM
1.60
9:55PM
1.62
10:17AM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:10PM
-0.10
4:34AM
-0.01
4:53PM
-0.09
5:17AM
-0.06
5:37PM
-0.02
6:02AM
-0.05
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise-----6:07-------6:05-------6:03--
Sunset-8:05-------8:06-------8:07------
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C131211109891212111110878111212111088810
Feels °C (?)88876557667632371010863324
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