Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (05 Aug):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 11PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 05). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | - | - |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 0 | 32 | 93 | 19 | 40 | 29 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:51AM1.24m | 1:36PM1.14m | 1:54AM1.09m | 2:59PM1.07m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:42PM0.47m | 9:04AM0.32m | 9:41PM0.52m | 10:07AM0.43m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 7 | — | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 32 | — | 19 | 40 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 45 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | W 10 | — | W 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | NNW 3 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | — | NNW 3 | WSW 5 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | 128 | 115 | 66 | 93 | 59 | 1 | 29 | 29 | 37 | 102 | 45 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 729 | 320 | 47 | 318 | 155 | 224 | 271 | 271 | 491 | 441 | 324 | 153 | 112 | 340 | 340 | 340 | 386 | 386 | 372 |
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