Swanage Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.61° N 1.96° W

Swanage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Swanage sea temperature is
15.4°C
1.5° 

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 (03 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Swanage at 7AM is: 1.5m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)5ft (1.6m)5s
Afternoon (03 Nov)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (03 Nov)0.5ft (0.1m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thu
5
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
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)
1.5
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.4
NE
5
1.5
ENE
5
1.6
ENE
5
1.6
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
0.1
SW
17
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
12
0.2
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
138
143
115
128
149
173
173
193
11
41
39
34
33
33
28
28
27
27
25
14
Wind (km/h)
35
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
40
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:39AM1.09m
3:01PM1.01m
6:14AM1.14m
4:28PM1.09m
5:54AM1.17m
Low Tide
9:16PM0.24m
9:56AM0.55m
10:36PM0.22m
11:21AM0.47m
11:48PM0.16m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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Temp °C
9
9
9
9
10
11
12
11
10
10
10
8
8
10
11
10
10
10
10
9
Feels °C
1
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
-1
-1
0
2
1
2
2
2
1
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