Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (05 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 11PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon night, strong winds from the NNW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 12 | W 9 | W 8 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | N 3 | W 6 | W 8 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:52PM1.02m | 7:46AM1.09m | 5:50PM1.14m | 7:10AM1.15m | 6:26PM1.26m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:11AM0.26m | 12:47PM0.44m | 1:19AM0.11m | 1:46PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | W 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | NE 4 | W 8 | W 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 12 | W 9 | — | W 12 | W 11 | — | — | — | W 8 | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 8 | W 6 | — | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | NNE 2 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 11 | 36 | 39 | 50 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 252 | 235 | 190 | 184 | 137 | 185 | 170 | 170 | 154 | 238 | 154 | 154 | 155 | 155 | 713 | 808 | 899 | 814 | 998 |
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