Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 6PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue morning, light winds from the WNW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SE 5 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 5 | SE 4 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 322 | 212 | 29 | 555 | 448 | 433 | 0 | 1 | 421 | 303 | 230 | 591 | 308 | 261 | 204 | 171 | 142 | 125 | 98 | 98 | 98 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:10AM1.52m | 9:26PM1.47m | 9:43AM1.49m | 10:01PM1.40m | 10:15AM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:12PM0.04m | 5:28AM0.10m | 5:48PM0.11m | 6:03AM0.23m | 6:24PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 42 | 77 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 47 | 178 | 308 | 261 | 204 | 171 | 142 | 125 | 98 | 98 | 98 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | — | — |
| kJ | 115 | 77 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 10 | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 322 | 212 | 148 | 555 | 448 | 433 | 84 | 182 | 421 | 303 | 230 | 591 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 15 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 147 | 147 | 216 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 110 | 246 | 484 | 356 | 320 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 99 |
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