Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 12PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 7 | W 7 | W 10 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:42AM1.36m | 10:49PM1.49m | 11:18AM1.30m | 11:26PM1.35m | 11:55AM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:20AM-0.18m | 6:37PM0.16m | 6:58AM-0.01m | 7:17PM0.28m | 7:35AM0.17m | 7:56PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | W 7 | W 7 | W 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 4 | — | — | W 8 | W 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | E 5 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | W 7 | W 8 | W 7 | — | — | W 10 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | W 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 28 | 61 | 77 | 46 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 112 | 108 | 108 | 354 | 592 | 467 | 340 | 343 | 441 | 458 | 460 | 592 | 610 | 320 | 246 | 246 | 246 | 246 | 224 | 594 | 1016 | 811 | 786 |
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