Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 4AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | E 4 | W 7 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SW 21 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 44 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 126 | 186 | 203 | 196 | 174 | 144 | 138 | 92 | 68 | 67 | 60 | 29 | 14 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:35AM1.19m | 7:28PM1.34m | 7:56AM1.30m | 7:55PM1.45m | 8:20AM1.41m | 8:24PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:39AM0.17m | 2:51PM0.32m | 3:08AM0.06m | 3:23PM0.23m | 3:41AM-0.03m | 3:58PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 7 | ESE 4 | W 7 | W 7 | ESE 3 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 44 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 126 | 186 | 203 | 196 | 174 | 144 | 138 | 92 | 68 | 67 | 60 | 29 | 14 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 11 | W 7 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 21 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 4 | — | — | — | W 4 | — | N 3 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | — | — | W 7 | W 6 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | W 2 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 108 | 100 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 100 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 32 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 108 | 100 | 100 |
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