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Swanage surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 16 Apr 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
10.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Swanage today?
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 9AM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.8m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 523 | 753 | 918 | 836 | 1520 | 1561 | 1262 | 1034 | 821 | 639 | 465 | 249 | 167 | 99 | 116 | 118 | 583 | 325 | 325 | 243 | 227 | 373 | 297 | 119 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- 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 | off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:38PM 1.39 | 7:40AM 1.47 | 8:08PM 1.51 | 8:17AM 1.56 | 8:42PM 1.60 | 8:56AM 1.61 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:13AM 0.19 | 3:29PM -0.06 | 3:53AM 0.07 | 4:10PM -0.10 | 4:34AM -0.01 | 4:53PM -0.09 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:06 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
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