Swanage surf break

Swanage surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 07 Dec 2025 GMT
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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
11.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Swanage today?

The current surf forecast for Swanage at 7PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Dec)8ft (2.4m)6s
Afternoon (07 Dec)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (07 Dec)10ft (3.0m)12s

Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Sunday
07
Monday
08
Tuesday
09
Wednesday
10
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
2.4
SW
2.2
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.4
SW
0.7
SW
2.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3.5
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
2.4
SW
Period(s) (?)689101212121212122019181818888889141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4791364235624812053161013361702155714993884385687260636396170120601955190919992784417827192005
Wind
(km/h)
40
SW
45
SW
50
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
35
SSW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
50
S
45
SSW
55
SSW
55
SSW
50
S
60
SSW
50
W
35
WSW
30
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:42AM
1.61
9:14PM
1.34
1:28AM
0.96
9:24AM
1.54
9:59PM
1.22
2:22AM
0.99
10:06AM
1.44
10:46PM
1.10
3:12AM
1.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:58PM
-0.20
12:18AM
0.94
5:17AM
0.16
5:45PM
-0.15
12:45AM
0.93
6:03AM
0.27
6:32PM
-0.05
1:13AM
0.91
Sunday
07
Monday
08
Tuesday
09
Wednesday
10
Sunrise7:54-------7:54-------7:56-------
Sunset--4:02-------4:02-------4:02-----
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
331-----11111--23-11----
Temp. °C141414131213131413121213131313131313131314121112
Feels °C (?)865567777676554342333246
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