Swanage Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.61° N 1.96° W

Swanage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Swanage sea temperature is
19.5°C
3.0° 

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


How big are the waves at Swanage today (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Swanage at 5PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (11 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (11 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Fri
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
6
0.8
SW
8
0.9
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
8
0.5
SW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
4
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
14
1.2
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
1
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
61
78
140
94
30
28
33
53
36
0
4
4
0
0
0
0
11
11
11
0
29
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
15
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
20
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
15
W
10
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
8:29AM1.41m
8:35PM1.60m
9:04AM1.46m
9:12PM1.60m
9:38AM1.48m
9:49PM1.56m
Low Tide
4:16PM0.00m
4:37AM-0.26m
4:55PM0.00m
5:15AM-0.18m
5:34PM0.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:37
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:31
7:29
7:27
 mm
1
5
Temp °C
17
19
20
19
18
16
15
15
16
17
18
17
17
17
17
17
18
20
22
20
19
Feels °C
15
17
17
16
17
15
14
14
12
12
13
13
13
14
14
15
16
18
19
18
18
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