Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 7PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 16). An 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 (16 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | N 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 172 | 212 | 79 | 75 | 75 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 35 | 34 | 56 | 75 | 19 | 43 | 56 | 41 | 25 | 24 | 15 |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:18AM1.23m | 11:39PM1.05m | 4:51AM0.78m | 11:48AM1.11m | 4:39PM0.77m | 00:12AM0.92m | 5:34AM0.83m | 12:20PM0.99m | 5:16PM0.83m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:14AM0.48m | 7:38PM0.41m | 3:04AM0.74m | 7:52AM0.58m | 3:42PM0.76m | 8:20PM0.50m | 3:10AM0.75m | 8:34AM0.67m | 3:43PM0.81m | 9:12PM0.55m | |||||||||||
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 | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | E 6 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | E 7 | SW 10 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 172 | 212 | 79 | 75 | 75 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 35 | 34 | 25 | 12 | 32 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | — | — | — | WSW 11 | — | SW 10 |
| kJ | 25 | 111 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | 11 | — | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 29 | 56 | 75 | 19 | 43 | 56 | 41 | 25 | 24 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 137 | 178 | 32 | 32 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 139 | 139 | 139 | 139 | 139 | 159 | 155 | 184 | 244 | 250 | 226 | 201 |
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