Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 12AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 5 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | NE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 220 | 208 | 250 | 532 | 0 | 178 | 114 | 111 | 79 | 75 | 75 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 35 | 34 | 41 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:08PM1.19m | 4:00AM0.75m | 11:18AM1.23m | 11:39PM1.05m | 4:51AM0.78m | 11:48AM1.11m | 4:39PM0.77m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:00PM0.31m | 2:51AM0.73m | 7:14AM0.48m | 7:38PM0.41m | 3:04AM0.74m | 7:52AM0.58m | 3:42PM0.76m | 8:20PM0.50m | |||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 220 | 208 | 250 | 232 | — | 80 | 40 | 30 | 79 | 75 | 75 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 35 | 34 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 178 | 114 | 111 | 28 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 14 | WSW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 101 | 62 | 31 | 532 | 143 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 24 | 41 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 99 | 109 | 183 | 69 | 137 | 137 | 178 | 32 | 32 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 23 | 34 | 139 | 139 | 139 |
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