Swanage Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.61° N 1.96° W

Swanage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Swanage sea temperature is
18.8°C
3.1° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Swanage at 7PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 01). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (01 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (01 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.6
SW
9
0.6
SW
9
0.6
SW
9
0.9
SW
9
0.8
SW
9
0.7
SW
9
0.7
SW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.5
SW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
538
558
463
471
286
225
235
92
68
67
65
112
91
75
74
46
45
44
31
23
22
Wind (km/h)
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:08AM1.46m
11:30PM1.35m
4:23AM0.75m
11:50AM1.33m
4:38PM0.76m
00:18AM1.16m
5:23AM0.84m
12:40PM1.18m
5:28PM0.83m
Low Tide
7:24PM0.20m
3:14AM0.73m
7:47AM0.32m
3:41PM0.74m
8:17PM0.28m
3:36AM0.77m
8:44AM0.45m
4:10PM0.81m
9:21PM0.35m
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Temp °C
16
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
18
18
17
17
Feels °C
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
13
14
14
14
15
15
16
15
17
16
15
16
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