Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (12 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 9PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue morning, light winds from the W by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 209 | 555 | 396 | 433 | 0 | 0 | 400 | 254 | 175 | 386 | 320 | 277 | 212 | 175 | 145 | 125 | 100 | 98 | 64 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:26PM1.47m | 9:43AM1.49m | 10:01PM1.40m | 10:15AM1.43m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:12PM0.04m | 5:28AM0.10m | 5:48PM0.11m | 6:03AM0.23m | 6:24PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 209 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 31 | 75 | 386 | 320 | 277 | 212 | 175 | 145 | 125 | 100 | 98 | 64 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | — | — | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | — | — |
| kJ | 19 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 93 | 555 | 396 | 433 | 115 | 236 | 400 | 254 | 175 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 26 | 30 | 26 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 147 | 100 | 173 | 110 | 110 | 246 | 246 | 356 | 320 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 99 |
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