Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (13 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 3AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Nov) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, near gales from the SW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 5 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 64 | 63 | 48 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 28 | 28 | 39 | 51 | 50 | 68 | 11 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:16PM1.25m | 1:47AM0.78m | 9:25AM1.37m | 9:49PM1.16m | 2:36AM0.79m | 9:56AM1.29m | 10:22PM1.06m | 3:20AM0.82m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:57AM0.77m | 5:18AM0.38m | 5:41PM0.23m | 1:17AM0.76m | 5:53AM0.46m | 6:18PM0.30m | 1:34AM0.76m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:22 | — | — | — | — | 4:22 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
Feels °C | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | — |
| kJ | 64 | 63 | 48 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 39 | 51 | 50 | 15 | 11 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | E 4 | — | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | SW 12 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | 9 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 28 | 28 | 3 | 3 | — | 68 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | — | 5 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 49 | 41 | 23 | 20 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 13 | 26 | 32 | 51 | 59 | 217 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 12 | 142 | 155 | 155 | 170 | 142 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 137 | 222 | 137 | 137 | 234 | 280 | 497 | 594 | 179 |
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