Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (03 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 11PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 03). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (03 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 43 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 118 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:23PM1.47m | 11:56AM1.29m | 00:04AM1.38m | 12:40PM1.23m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:14PM0.34m | 7:35AM0.09m | 7:56PM0.40m | 8:16AM0.20m | 8:42PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 17 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 43 | 73 | 32 | 53 | 80 | 101 | 147 | 128 | 122 | 106 | 251 | 202 | 118 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 187 | 167 | 170 | 170 | 207 | 159 | 246 | 356 | 443 | 356 | 372 | 246 | 224 | 320 | 354 | 729 | 320 | 320 | 246 |
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