Swanage Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.61° N 1.96° W

Swanage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Swanage sea temperature is
18.7° C
3.3° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Swanage at 7PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (11 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (11 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the ENE by Sun night).

Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
6
0.9
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.8
E
5
1
E
5
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
1.4
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.9
E
6
2.3
E
7
2.4
E
7
2.2
E
7
2
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.5
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.7
E
6
1.8
E
7
1.5
E
7
0.1
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
59
45
33
29
54
2
2
2
2
2
125
149
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
ENE
30
E
30
E
35
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
40
NE
40
NE
35
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:09PM1.30m
6:34AM1.20m
6:57PM1.41m
7:26AM1.28m
7:43PM1.51m
Low Tide
1:25PM0.34m
2:10AM0.24m
2:29PM0.24m
3:03AM0.04m
3:22PM0.14m
3:51AM-0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:07
5:07
5:09
5:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:17
9:16
9:15
9:15
 mm
Temp °C
23
26
28
29
24
20
17
17
24
27
29
28
22
19
17
16
20
25
25
26
23
19
15
15
Feels °C
21
23
25
25
19
15
12
12
19
21
23
22
14
11
9
8
13
21
20
22
18
15
10
10
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