Swanage Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.61° N 1.96° W

Swanage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Swanage sea temperature is
16.5°C
2.1° 

Swanage surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Swanage today (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Swanage at 1PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)11ft (3.5m)11s
Afternoon (25 Oct)10ft (3.0m)7s
Evening (25 Oct)7ft (2.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Mon night, light winds from the W by Tue night).

Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
11
3
WSW
8
3
WSW
7
2.4
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
10
1.6
SW
5
0.9
WSW
11
2.5
SW
7
2.5
SW
7
2.5
SW
8
3
SW
8
3
SW
8
3.5
SW
8
4
SW
9
3.5
SW
9
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
2.2
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3292
2028
2767
1090
769
1340
972
233
504
0
229
651
775
818
885
1118
1543
2305
1794
2010
1824
580
1338
Wind (km/h)
50
W
50
W
50
WNW
50
WNW
45
WNW
35
W
30
W
30
WSW
25
SW
35
SSW
45
SSW
50
SW
40
SW
40
SW
45
SSW
50
SSW
55
SSW
55
SSW
30
WSW
30
W
30
W
25
W
20
W
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:50AM1.47m
6:59PM1.49m
7:21AM1.57m
7:35PM1.55m
7:56AM1.62m
8:13PM1.57m
Low Tide
2:07AM0.04m
2:33PM0.13m
2:48AM-0.01m
3:13PM0.04m
3:30AM-0.01m
3:54PM-0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
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cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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5:46
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6:48
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4:54
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Temp °C
12
12
12
13
13
11
12
13
13
12
13
16
17
17
17
16
17
16
14
14
13
12
12
Feels °C
1
1
1
2
3
3
5
6
7
5
5
8
11
10
10
8
8
6
8
7
6
7
7
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