Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 5PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | WSW 7 | W 8 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | ENE 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 116 | 83 | 50 | 24 | 22 | 59 | 64 | 62 | 49 | 49 | 37 | 21 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 8:59AM1.35m | 12:33PM1.00m | 9:09PM1.64m | 9:43AM1.35m | 1:29PM1.02m | 9:51PM1.63m | 10:26AM1.31m | 2:18PM1.02m | 10:32PM1.58m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:15PM1.00m | 4:54PM0.05m | 5:21AM-0.32m | 12:44PM1.02m | 5:38PM0.06m | 6:04AM-0.31m | 1:20PM1.01m | 6:21PM0.12m | 6:47AM-0.22m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | — | 9:10 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 9 | W 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 47 | 39 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | 9 | 4 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 5 | — | SW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | W 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 2 | — | SW 2 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 116 | 83 | 50 | 24 | 22 | 59 | 64 | 62 | 49 | 49 | 37 | 21 | 25 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 10 | 17 | — | 4 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 306 | 186 | 245 | 69 | 115 | 155 | 405 | 453 | 468 | 260 | 395 | 91 | 109 | 186 | 186 | 217 | 271 | 271 | 1863 | 1863 | 442 | 456 | 491 | 491 |
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