Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 4PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 36 | 46 | 39 | 29 | 21 | 70 | 83 | 50 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 38 | 43 | 33 | 21 | 33 | 64 | 38 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:21AM1.22m | 7:32PM1.48m | 8:05AM1.30m | 8:14PM1.59m | 8:47AM1.36m | 8:54PM1.65m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:08PM0.15m | 3:36AM-0.19m | 3:53PM0.06m | 4:19AM-0.30m | 4:36PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 26 | 29 | 23 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | E 5 | E 4 | ESE 4 | WSW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 38 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 12 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | W 6 | — | SW 9 | WSW 9 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 21 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | 36 | 46 | 39 | 29 | 21 | 70 | 83 | 50 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 38 | 43 | 33 | — | — | 64 | 8 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 306 | 447 | 592 | 217 | 209 | 170 | 111 | 12 | 159 | 108 | 168 | 198 | 108 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 109 | 227 | 320 | 320 | 178 |
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