Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (28 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 11PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | E 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 27 | 26 | 14 | 20 | 61 | 82 | 62 | 44 | 29 | 46 | 59 | 59 | 61 | 1026 | 819 | 716 | 606 | 606 | 659 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:31PM1.61m | 9:53AM1.57m | 10:08PM1.58m | 10:29AM1.54m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:13PM0.06m | 5:32AM-0.03m | 5:53PM0.08m | 6:13AM0.06m | 6:37PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | SW 7 | WSW 11 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 27 | 26 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 393 | 12 | 12 | 606 | 606 | 659 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 10 | — | W 8 | WSW 13 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 9 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 2 | E 3 | E 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | SE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 5 | 20 | 61 | 82 | 62 | 44 | 29 | 46 | 59 | 59 | 61 | 1026 | 819 | 716 | — | 7 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 108 | 108 | 112 | 100 | 100 | 109 | 109 | 789 | 248 | 510 | 628 | 173 | 147 | 110 | 100 | 100 | 55 | 55 |
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