
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (07 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 2AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 06). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 4 | SE 4 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 5 | W 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 42 | 40 | 75 | 99 | 406 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 45 | 237 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:35PM1.04m | 6:20AM0.98m | 7:40AM0.98m | 5:53PM1.17m | 6:45AM1.10m | 6:39PM1.31m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:35AM0.34m | 7:07AM0.98m | 1:05PM0.42m | 1:42AM0.14m | 2:04PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SE 4 | ESE 3 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | — |
4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 42 | 40 | 75 | 99 | 249 | 114 | — | — | — | — | 46 | 45 | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | ESE 3 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 13 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 10 | W 5 | W 5 |
6 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 406 | 39 | 88 | 95 | 116 | 134 | 90 | 60 | 237 | 61 | 66 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 137 | 137 | 190 | 203 | 246 | 203 | 137 | 55 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 216 | 179 | 110 | 137 | 183 | 804 | 339 | 339 |
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