Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 3AM is: 3.5m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 10°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, gales from the WNW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SW 14 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 791 | 686 | 577 | 1247 | 1805 | 1089 | 564 | 394 | 506 | 281 | 393 | 1075 | 2588 | 11792 | 11127 | 7966 | 5019 | 1174 | 936 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:09PM1.06m | 6:54AM1.12m | 6:28PM1.16m | 7:04AM1.23m | 6:54PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:10AM0.36m | 1:38PM0.51m | 1:50AM0.23m | 2:16PM0.37m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -4 | -2 | -2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | — | — | SW 14 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 506 | 211 | 71 | — | — | 11792 | 11127 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | — | NW 6 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 791 | 686 | 577 | 1247 | 1805 | 1089 | 564 | 394 | 281 | 281 | 393 | 1075 | 2588 | — | 224 | 7966 | 5019 | 1174 | 936 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 340 | 489 | 242 | 227 | 302 | 227 | 179 | 0 | 109 | 226 | 418 | 398 | 157 | 32 | 414 | 333 | 372 | 808 | 339 |
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