Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 4s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 9AM is: 1.1m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon night, near gales from the W by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | E 4 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 4 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 4 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 35 | 11 | 46 | 37 | 27 | 40 | 34 | 54 | 49 | 46 | 44 | 0 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 19 | 444 | 664 | 2006 | 5247 | 3405 | 1863 | 875 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:09AM0.89m | 1:04PM0.88m | 5:42PM0.90m | 6:35AM0.96m | 5:57PM0.97m | 6:49AM1.03m | 6:09PM1.06m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:53AM0.75m | 9:30AM0.72m | 3:17PM0.85m | 10:26PM0.56m | 11:05AM0.72m | 00:12AM0.48m | 12:53PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | ENE 5 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | E 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | — | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 26 | 40 | 34 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 19 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | NNE 4 | W 10 | W 10 | W 13 | W 10 | S 4 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | E 5 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 54 | 49 | 46 | 44 | — | 16 | 19 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 4 | WSW 18 | — | — | W 10 | SW 12 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 31 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | E 4 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | — | N 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 35 | 11 | 46 | 37 | 27 | 17 | 9 | — | 4 | 24 | 32 | 34 | 28 | 38 | 59 | 193 | 444 | 664 | 2006 | 5247 | 3405 | 1863 | 875 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 201 | 222 | 109 | 137 | 141 | 118 | 108 | 100 | 100 | 12 | 12 | 137 | 14 | 34 | 171 | 139 | 109 | 167 | 268 | 441 | 441 | 435 | 441 |
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