Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 4PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the WSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 7 | W 11 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:46AM1.09m | 5:50PM1.14m | 7:10AM1.15m | 6:26PM1.26m | 7:09AM1.25m | 7:02PM1.37m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:47PM0.44m | 1:19AM0.11m | 1:46PM0.29m | 2:10AM-0.03m | 2:34PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | W 6 | W 8 | — | NE 5 | W 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 | W 13 | W 8 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 6 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 13 | W 13 | W 7 | W 12 | NE 4 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | — | W 11 | W 8 | — | W 10 | W 8 | W 10 | — | — | W 8 | W 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 3 | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 36 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 170 | 222 | 222 | 238 | 209 | 244 | 340 | 340 | 340 | 804 | 889 | 890 | 890 | 343 | 321 | 252 | 252 | 253 | 313 | 227 | 246 |
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