Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 6AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SE 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1320 | 1256 | 1144 | 1044 | 890 | 411 | 392 | 666 | 330 | 278 | 199 | 64 | 161 | 88 | 81 | 57 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:13PM1.57m | 8:32AM1.63m | 8:54PM1.53m | 9:10AM1.59m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:13AM0.02m | 4:38PM-0.03m | 4:59AM0.10m | 5:24PM-0.01m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 7 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 599 | — | — | — | — | 411 | 392 | 666 | 330 | 278 | 199 | 33 | 161 | 88 | 81 | 57 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | 65 | 52 | 31 | 30 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 1320 | 1256 | 1144 | 1044 | 890 | 54 | 38 | 496 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 179 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 179 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 108 | 110 | 99 | 100 | 108 | 100 |
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