Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (07 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 4PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 5 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 75 | 99 | 517 | 242 | 0 | 186 | 68 | 53 | 46 | 45 | 69 | 24 | 19 | 40 | 105 | 99 | 62 | 47 | 46 | 26 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:40AM0.98m | 5:53PM1.17m | 6:45AM1.10m | 6:39PM1.31m | 7:19AM1.22m | 7:19PM1.45m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:07AM0.98m | 1:05PM0.42m | 1:42AM0.14m | 2:04PM0.28m | 2:32AM-0.05m | 2:52PM0.15m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 4 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 75 | 99 | 249 | 242 | — | 186 | 68 | 53 | 46 | 12 | 69 | 24 | 19 | 40 | 105 | 99 | 62 | 47 | 46 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | — | S 4 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | — | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 13 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | NW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | W 5 | W 5 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 24 | 517 | 95 | 128 | 74 | 46 | 29 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 40 | 43 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 227 | 320 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 2 | 55 | 55 | 12 | 804 | 804 | 339 | 137 | 137 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 137 | 135 | 108 |
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