Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 5PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the W by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 9 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 243 | 250 | 101 | 0 | 370 | 578 | 656 | 537 | 523 | 404 | 327 | 280 | 203 | 158 | 106 | 70 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:45AM1.43m | 9:52PM1.60m | 10:18AM1.46m | 10:27PM1.58m | 10:52AM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:35PM0.16m | 5:55AM-0.07m | 6:13PM0.18m | 6:33AM0.01m | 6:53PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 101 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 198 | — | — | 203 | 158 | 106 | 70 | 110 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | NW 3 | — | — | NNW 3 | WSW 8 | SW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 243 | 250 | 92 | 138 | 370 | 578 | 656 | 537 | 523 | 404 | 327 | 280 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 45 | 12 | 26 | 34 | 42 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 110 | 590 | 100 | 353 | 242 | 227 | 742 | 801 | 320 | 69 | 0 | 137 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 32 | 2 | 110 | 183 | 99 | 110 |
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