Swanage surf break

Swanage surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 17 May 2026 BST
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Swanage surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Swanage sea temperature is
12.7° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Swanage today?

The current surf forecast for Swanage at 2AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 17). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (18 May)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (18 May)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, strong winds from the S by Mon night).

Sun
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
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
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.3
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
2
SSW
7
1.8
SW
7
2
SW
7
2.2
SW
7
2.3
SW
7
2.2
SW
7
2.3
SW
7
2.5
SW
8
2.4
SW
7
2.1
SW
7
2.1
SW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
61
56
44
43
33
16
15
14
45
13
12
5
4
332
278
337
440
485
474
500
735
598
415
331
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
25
S
35
S
40
S
30
SW
35
SW
40
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:56PM1.64m
9:21AM1.50m
9:37PM1.62m
10:05AM1.43m
2:14PM0.89m
10:19PM1.56m
10:50AM1.31m
Low Tide
4:37PM0.00m
5:03AM-0.12m
5:23PM0.04m
5:50AM-0.14m
1:36PM0.89m
6:11PM0.12m
6:38AM-0.12m
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:16
5:13
5:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:51
8:52
8:53
8:54
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
1
Temp °C
12
12
10
9
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
14
14
13
12
13
13
13
14
14
6
6
5
4
5
4
5
4
4
5
6
4
4
8
7
7
6
6
5
7
6
7
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.3
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
18
0.8
WSW
16
1
WSW
14
Energy kJ
61
56
44
43
33
16
15
14
45
13
12
5
4
4
6
277
389
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
4
1.2
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
5
1.2
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
1.3
SSW
5
1.7
SSW
6
2
SSW
7
1.8
SW
7
2
SW
7
2.2
SW
7
2.3
SW
7
2.2
SW
7
2.3
SW
7
2.5
SW
8
2.4
SW
7
2.1
SW
7
2.1
SW
6
Energy kJ
26
66
51
51
49
62
64
69
76
66
58
87
186
332
278
337
440
485
474
500
735
598
415
331
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
4
4
3
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
371
371
329
329
226
179
179
216
110
110
109
544
567
173
597
183
447
188
441
183
515
544
184
183
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
1
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
6
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
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