Swanage surf break

Swanage surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 30 Mar 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
9.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Swanage today?

The current surf forecast for Swanage at 9PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Afternoon (30 Mar)2ft (0.6m)17s
Evening (30 Mar)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


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Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)181716161615151515161514141413121212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2492382142082061131098593646049291817151515151515151414
Wind
(km/h)
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
20
NW
20
NW
10
NW
10
W
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
N
5
NNE
5
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
W
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:28PM
1.23
7:24AM
1.37
7:56PM
1.33
8:00AM
1.44
8:27PM
1.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:40PM
-0.04
3:01AM
0.15
3:20PM
-0.11
3:41AM
0.07
3:58PM
-0.13
4:18AM
0.04
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise-------6:47-------6:45-------6:43
Sunset---7:36-------7:37-------7:38----
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C810111098891012151413111091012111211101010
Feels °C (?)244343467911119776710998667
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