Swanage Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.61° N 1.96° W

Swanage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Swanage sea temperature is
19.3°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 (18 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Swanage at 11PM is: 1.9m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)--
Afternoon (18 Sep)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (18 Sep)6ft (1.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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)
1.5
WSW
5
1.7
WSW
6
1.9
WSW
6
1.8
WSW
6
2
WSW
6
2
WSW
6
2
WSW
6
2.1
WSW
6
2.1
WSW
6
1.9
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
11
0.7
SW
5
0.2
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
0
258
241
293
303
303
330
341
279
223
12
87
51
39
30
12
22
14
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:04PM0.78m
00:36AM0.89m
5:54AM0.80m
12:53PM0.90m
5:44PM0.85m
1:19AM0.74m
6:32AM0.85m
6:08PM0.93m
Low Tide
4:10PM0.78m
8:46PM0.59m
3:45AM0.75m
9:00AM0.68m
3:49PM0.82m
9:54PM0.66m
2:33AM0.74m
10:25AM0.74m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:15
7:14
7:10
 mm
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
18
17
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19
18
17
Feels °C
10
9
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10
12
12
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12
12
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16
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14
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