Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 12AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 09). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the W by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | W 8 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 982 | 639 | 305 | 74 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 7:38PM1.45m | 8:05AM1.45m | 8:15PM1.49m | 8:38AM1.50m | 8:51PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:16PM0.07m | 3:34AM-0.13m | 3:56PM0.01m | 4:13AM-0.09m | 4:35PM0.00m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 74 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | W 8 | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | W 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | — | 14 | 14 | — | 4 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 8 | 8 | — | 6 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 982 | 639 | 305 | 122 | 145 | 114 | 94 | 85 | 66 | 62 | 43 | 35 | 24 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 41 | 83 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 801 | 801 | 320 | 339 | 339 | 320 | 320 | 320 | 320 | 137 | 12 | 137 | 137 | 110 | 109 | 196 | 227 | 109 | 110 |
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