Swanage Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.61° N 1.96° W

Swanage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Swanage sea temperature is
20.1°C
3.5° 

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 (03 Sep):

    The current surf forecast for Swanage at 11AM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 03). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.


    Short Range Forecast

    Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu night, calm by Sat night).

    Thursday
    3
    Friday
    4
    Saturday
    5
    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
    Rating
    (10 max)
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    1
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    Swell
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    Wave
    Height (m)
    Direction
    Period (s)
    1.7
    WSW
    6
    1.6
    WSW
    6
    0.1
    S
    14
    1.5
    WSW
    6
    1.7
    WSW
    6
    1.8
    WSW
    6
    1.6
    WSW
    6
    1.4
    SW
    6
    1.9
    WSW
    6
    2.1
    WSW
    7
    1.9
    WSW
    7
    1.4
    WSW
    6
    1.2
    WSW
    6
    1
    WSW
    6
    0.4
    SW
    8
    0.3
    WSW
    8
    0.3
    WSW
    8
    0.6
    WSW
    5
    0.5
    WSW
    5
    0.4
    WSW
    7
    0.4
    WSW
    7
    0.4
    SW
    6
    0.4
    SW
    7
    Wave Graph
    Metric surfscale
    Energy kJ
    0
    190
    4
    0
    0
    246
    0
    0
    0
    406
    326
    160
    106
    0
    16
    12
    12
    18
    15
    21
    21
    11
    13
    Wind (km/h)
    30
    WSW
    30
    WSW
    25
    WSW
    30
    WSW
    35
    WSW
    35
    WSW
    30
    WSW
    35
    SW
    40
    SW
    40
    WSW
    20
    WNW
    30
    W
    30
    W
    25
    WNW
    20
    WNW
    20
    WNW
    15
    WNW
    15
    NW
    10
    WNW
    10
    SW
    20
    SW
    10
    SW
    0
    SW
    Wind State
    cross-off
    off
    cross-off
    cross-off
    cross-off
    cross-off
    cross-off
    cross-off
    cross-off
    off
    off
    off
    off
    off
    cross-off
    off
    cross-off
    cross-off
    cross-off
    cross-off
    cross-off
    cross-off
    glassy
    High Tide
    12:12PM1.30m
    4:51PM0.75m
    00:31AM1.22m
    5:18AM0.72m
    1:03PM1.16m
    5:42PM0.80m
    1:32AM1.03m
    6:20AM0.80m
    2:18PM1.03m
    Low Tide
    7:59AM0.26m
    4:12PM0.75m
    8:27PM0.39m
    4:34AM0.71m
    8:52AM0.40m
    4:49PM0.80m
    9:30PM0.46m
    4:59AM0.78m
    10:01AM0.51m
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    <span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
    6:22
    6:24
    6:26
    <span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
    7:49
    7:46
    7:45
     mm
    Temp °C
    18
    18
    18
    20
    20
    19
    18
    18
    19
    19
    18
    19
    20
    19
    15
    15
    15
    14
    15
    17
    17
    17
    16
    Feels °C
    15
    15
    16
    17
    16
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    15
    15
    14
    14
    11
    12
    12
    12
    13
    16
    14
    15
    15
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