Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 10AM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon night, fresh winds from the N by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 12 | W 9 | W 8 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:06AM1.02m | 4:52PM1.02m | 7:46AM1.09m | 5:50PM1.14m | 7:10AM1.15m | 6:26PM1.26m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:24AM0.54m | 00:11AM0.26m | 12:47PM0.44m | 1:19AM0.11m | 1:46PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | W 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 12 | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 8 | W 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 9 | — | W 12 | W 11 | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 41 | 50 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 155 | 236 | 137 | 253 | 252 | 238 | 190 | 184 | 137 | 185 | 185 | 170 | 154 | 209 | 184 | 244 | 220 | 220 | 340 | 467 | 467 | 804 | 827 |
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