Swanage Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.61° N 1.96° W

Swanage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Swanage sea temperature is
20.9° C
4.0° 

Swanage surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)--
Afternoon (18 Aug)--
Evening (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
5
0.3
W
7
0.2
W
10
1.4
WSW
5
1.4
WSW
6
0.1
S
15
1.1
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
5
1.5
WSW
5
1.4
WSW
6
0.1
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
104
0
0
0
0
10
7
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
30
WSW
25
W
15
WNW
20
W
25
W
20
W
15
W
25
SW
30
SW
25
W
20
WNW
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
30
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
11:26PM1.35m
11:55AM1.22m
00:03AM1.19m
12:32PM1.11m
00:41AM1.03m
1:16PM0.98m
Low Tide
7:35AM0.17m
7:56PM0.40m
8:12AM0.36m
8:37PM0.52m
8:50AM0.52m
9:27PM0.63m
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
6:00
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:21
8:19
 mm
1
Temp °C
17
17
19
20
23
22
21
18
17
16
16
17
19
19
20
17
16
16
15
18
19
19
20
17
Feels °C
14
14
17
18
20
17
17
15
14
13
13
15
15
14
16
13
12
13
11
13
14
14
16
14
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