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Swanage surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 18 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Swanage surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Swanage sea temperature is
12.8° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Swanage today?
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 11AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 18). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 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 (18 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Mon night, light winds from the SW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | |
33 | 49 | 15 | 46 | 45 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 362 | 313 | 321 | 335 | 363 | 566 | 582 | 532 | 415 | 1649 | 1459 | 1218 | 342 | 757 | 382 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:21AM1.50m | 9:37PM1.62m | 10:05AM1.43m | 2:14PM0.89m | 10:19PM1.56m | 10:50AM1.31m | 3:16PM0.95m | 11:02PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:03AM-0.12m | 5:23PM0.04m | 5:50AM-0.14m | 1:36PM0.89m | 6:11PM0.12m | 6:38AM-0.12m | 1:54PM0.91m | 6:59PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | 8:57 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | W 15 | — | SW 18 | — | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | — | — | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 |
 kJ | 33 | 49 | 15 | 46 | 45 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 13 | — | 69 | 358 | 384 | — | — | 342 | 757 | 382 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 6 | SW 13 | — |
| kJ | 42 | 70 | 62 | 73 | 76 | 55 | 50 | 77 | 194 | 362 | 313 | 321 | 335 | 363 | 566 | 582 | 532 | 415 | 1649 | 1459 | 1218 | 95 | 613 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 226 | 179 | 220 | 220 | 100 | 99 | 110 | 489 | 567 | 246 | 627 | 609 | 609 | 418 | 183 | 184 | 246 | 246 | 246 | 220 | 184 | 183 | 80 | 0 |
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