Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 9PM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 7 | SW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 5 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 4 | W 10 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 9 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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 | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:49PM1.49m | 11:18AM1.30m | 11:26PM1.35m | 11:55AM1.22m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:37PM0.16m | 6:58AM-0.01m | 7:17PM0.28m | 7:35AM0.17m | 7:56PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | W 7 | W 7 | W 5 | W 5 | W 7 | W 7 | — | W 10 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 33 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | NNW 2 | WSW 5 | WSW 2 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 39 | 66 | 37 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 29 | 95 | 154 | 97 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 108 | 112 | 592 | 610 | 467 | 343 | 433 | 458 | 460 | 591 | 320 | 320 | 320 | 246 | 246 | 246 | 345 | 302 | 1030 |
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