Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 1PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, strong winds from the SW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 35 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 309 | 479 | 531 | 447 | 325 | 224 | 287 | 423 | 830 | 936 | 644 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:21AM1.22m | 8:22PM1.46m | 8:47AM1.30m | 8:50PM1.53m | 9:15AM1.38m | 9:20PM1.59m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:44AM0.04m | 3:53PM0.23m | 4:14AM-0.05m | 4:25PM0.18m | 4:46AM-0.10m | 4:59PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 7 | SE 4 | SW 6 | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 7 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 35 | 27 | 9 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 28 | 110 | 309 | 479 | 531 | 447 | 325 | 224 | 287 | 423 | 830 | 936 | 644 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 570 | 570 | 234 | 356 | 253 | 246 | 203 | 228 | 246 | 246 | 246 | 356 | 356 | 246 | 216 | 110 | 110 | 446 | 398 | 276 | 302 | 380 | 227 |
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