Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 8AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed night, min 16°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | N 4 | N 4 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | N 3 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 33 | 38 | 38 | 10 | 24 | 54 | 18 | 8 | 60 | 41 | 26 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 8:47AM1.36m | 8:54PM1.65m | 9:26AM1.39m | 9:33PM1.65m | 10:05AM1.39m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:19AM-0.30m | 4:36PM0.02m | 5:01AM-0.34m | 5:17PM0.03m | 5:41AM-0.29m | 5:57PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 21 |
Feels °C | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | ESE 4 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 17 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 5 | 38 | 38 | 10 | 24 | 54 | 9 | 6 | 60 | 41 | 26 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 6 | E 4 | WSW 9 | ESE 4 | E 3 | WSW 7 | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | NE 4 | N 3 | — | WSW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 9 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 18 | 8 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | WSW 2 | W 3 | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 5 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | N 3 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 32 | 15 | 25 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 4 | — | — | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 108 | 108 | 100 | 109 | 194 | 320 | 216 | 99 | 137 | 12 | 155 | 155 | 320 | 216 | 194 | 178 | 108 | 148 | 157 | 337 | 343 | 339 | 340 | 318 |
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