Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (18 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 11PM is: 1.9m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 11 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 11 | SW 5 | WSW 11 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 0 | 258 | 241 | 293 | 303 | 303 | 330 | 341 | 279 | 223 | 12 | 87 | 51 | 39 | 30 | 12 | 22 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:04PM0.78m | 00:36AM0.89m | 5:54AM0.80m | 12:53PM0.90m | 5:44PM0.85m | 1:19AM0.74m | 6:32AM0.85m | 6:08PM0.93m | |||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:10PM0.78m | 8:46PM0.59m | 3:45AM0.75m | 9:00AM0.68m | 3:49PM0.82m | 9:54PM0.66m | 2:33AM0.74m | 10:25AM0.74m | |||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 11 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 87 | 51 | 30 | 30 | 12 | 22 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | — | 13 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | NNW 2 | — | WSW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 128 | 208 | 258 | 241 | 293 | 303 | 303 | 330 | 341 | 279 | 223 | 154 | 135 | — | 1 | — | 20 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 323 | 323 | 246 | 246 | 246 | 227 | 329 | 323 | 323 | 253 | 69 | 216 | 12 | 12 | 23 | 137 | 121 | 155 | 112 |
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