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Swanage surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 21 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Swanage surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Swanage sea temperature is
12.8° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Swanage today?
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 2AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | |
59 | 46 | 40 | 53 | 58 | 64 | 124 | 137 | 140 | 119 | 117 | 112 | 106 | 104 | 88 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 63 | 45 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:10PM1.00m | 11:48PM1.34m | 12:35PM1.02m | 5:00PM1.04m | 00:41AM1.19m | 2:14PM0.91m | 5:46PM1.08m | 1:54AM1.06m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:18PM0.91m | 7:49PM0.33m | 8:20AM0.04m | 2:40PM0.91m | 8:43PM0.44m | 9:16AM0.14m | 2:33PM0.91m | 9:45PM0.53m | 10:20AM0.22m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 |
13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 22 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 |
 kJ | 59 | 46 | 40 | 53 | 58 | 64 | 124 | 137 | 140 | 119 | 117 | 112 | 106 | 104 | 88 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 63 | 45 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | — | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 108 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 109 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 108 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 32 | 100 | 108 | 108 |
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