Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 8AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue night, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Mon night, near gales from the W by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 9 | SSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | SW 9 | SW 6 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 54 | 49 | 46 | 44 | 44 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 270 | 320 | 913 | 1187 | 1133 | 1152 | 712 | 1060 | 809 | 577 | 804 | 551 | 304 | 320 | 727 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 6:35AM0.96m | 5:57PM0.97m | 6:49AM1.03m | 6:09PM1.06m | 6:54AM1.12m | 6:28PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:26PM0.56m | 11:05AM0.72m | 00:12AM0.48m | 12:53PM0.63m | 1:10AM0.36m | 1:38PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
mm | — | 3 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 7 |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | ESE 4 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | WSW 13 | — | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | WSW 10 | — | WSW 10 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 54 | 5 | 46 | 44 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 34 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 371 | 551 | — | 112 | 383 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SW 14 | ESE 4 | — | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 9 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 49 | 3 | — | 44 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WNW 3 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 11 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | NNE 2 | N 3 | NE 4 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | W 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 6 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 9 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 29 | 10 | 29 | 105 | 270 | 320 | 913 | 1187 | 1133 | 1152 | 712 | 1060 | 809 | 577 | 804 | 314 | 304 | 320 | 727 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 34 | 178 | 55 | 109 | 340 | 340 | 242 | 276 | 276 | 544 | 444 | 227 | 224 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 443 | 443 | 516 |
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