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Swanage surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 23 Apr 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Swanage surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Swanage sea temperature is
11.4° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Swanage today?
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 11AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Thu morning, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | SW 11 | E 5 | E 6 | SW 10 | SW 10 | E 6 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | |
0 | 143 | 116 | 113 | 90 | 97 | 139 | 59 | 57 | 134 | 132 | 123 | 116 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 112 | 110 | 106 | 108 | 104 | 80 | 79 | 76 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 4:26AM0.84m | 12:40PM1.03m | 5:27PM0.97m | 00:56AM1.13m | 5:16AM0.91m | 2:09PM0.87m | 6:20PM1.04m | 2:24AM1.00m | 5:51AM0.97m | 7:07PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:41AM0.84m | 8:35AM0.18m | 3:12PM0.85m | 9:02PM0.49m | 4:07AM0.89m | 9:40AM0.26m | 3:12PM0.86m | 10:14PM0.56m | 4:35AM0.96m | 11:00AM0.28m | 11:44PM0.55m | |||||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | 8:19 |
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Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
 kJ | — | 5 | 4 | 21 | 73 | 82 | 77 | 59 | 57 | 108 | 132 | 123 | 116 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 112 | 110 | 106 | 108 | 104 | 80 | 79 | 76 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 3 |
| kJ | 187 | 143 | 116 | 113 | 90 | 97 | 139 | 190 | 170 | 134 | 100 | 97 | 77 | 53 | 43 | 48 | 40 | 31 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 306 | 320 | 448 | 314 | 170 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 12 | 12 | 245 | 238 | 159 | 157 | 91 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 8 | 8 |
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