Swanage Surf Break

Swanage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 50.61° N 1.96° W

Issued: 12 pm 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Swanage sea temperature is
17.9° C

3.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Swanage surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Swanage today (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Swanage at 5PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 05). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (05 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (05 Jul)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.3
W
10
0.9
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.4
WSW
4
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.4
SW
3
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
9
16
0
11
6
4
2
2
2
14
2
5
2
2
2
2
2
6
6
3
1
2
2
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
20
WSW
25
W
20
W
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
W
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
11:41AM1.17m
4:07PM0.85m
11:44PM1.37m
12:23PM1.15m
4:41PM0.86m
00:25AM1.30m
1:14PM1.12m
1:16AM1.20m
Low Tide
7:24AM0.09m
2:56PM0.84m
7:38PM0.44m
8:01AM0.13m
3:44PM0.85m
8:19PM0.49m
8:41AM0.20m
9:06PM0.54m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:01
5:03
5:03
5:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:22
9:21
9:20
9:20
 mm
Temp °C
19
22
23
23
21
20
18
18
22
24
26
25
22
20
19
19
22
26
27
27
23
21
20
19
Feels °C
18
20
20
21
19
19
17
17
20
19
21
22
20
18
18
18
19
21
22
23
19
19
19
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.3
W
10
0.6
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.4
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.4
SW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
W
3
Energy kJ
2
9
16
11
6
4
1
2
2
14
2
5
2
1
2
2
6
6
3
1
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
Energy kJ
1
2
1
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
3
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.6
W
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.5
SW
3
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.4
W
3
0.4
SW
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.7
WSW
4
Energy kJ
6
7
26
26
12
5
1
5
11
11
3
2
8
11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
194
344
223
216
110
110
124
108
226
252
160
238
200
209
244
137
252
252
271
247
244
184
155
154
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
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