Swanage Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.61° N 1.96° W

Swanage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Swanage sea temperature is
19.5°C
3.2° 

Swanage surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Swanage today (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Swanage at 1AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 13). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (14 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (14 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
4
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
8
0.1
W
11
0.2
W
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.1
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
10
10
9
9
18
0
42
41
26
8
8
25
0
7
2
5
6
4
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
W
30
W
30
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:49PM1.56m
10:12AM1.46m
10:24PM1.47m
10:45AM1.39m
Low Tide
5:34PM0.04m
5:52AM-0.05m
6:11PM0.13m
6:28AM0.11m
6:48PM0.23m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:27
7:24
7:22
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
20
20
18
18
19
20
20
19
19
18
17
17
18
19
19
17
15
Feels °C
17
19
20
20
18
17
17
18
18
17
18
17
15
14
15
13
12
12
11
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