Swanage Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.61° N 1.96° W

Swanage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Swanage sea temperature is
20.8° C
4.0° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Swanage at 10AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (21 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (21 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.1
SW
9
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.1
S
13
0.6
NE
3
0.6
ENE
4
0.5
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
13
9
9
3
3
3
3
9
9
9
6
4
4
2
2
2
4
4
4
8
7
6
Wind (km/h)
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
0
ENE
15
W
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
E
15
SSE
15
SW
10
W
0
ESE
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SE
15
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
1:28AM0.87m
5:02PM0.89m
5:56AM0.83m
5:56PM0.96m
6:31AM0.89m
6:30PM1.05m
Low Tide
9:38AM0.65m
11:44PM0.68m
12:36PM0.69m
1:41AM0.55m
1:46PM0.58m
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:05
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:16
8:15
8:13
 mm
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
13
13
16
18
18
18
17
16
13
13
15
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
10
10
13
17
15
16
14
12
9
9
10
14
14
14
15
17
16
16
16
15
15
17
16
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