Swanage Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.61° N 1.96° W

Swanage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Swanage sea temperature is
18.9°C
2.8° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Swanage at 12AM is: 0.3m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Afternoon (23 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (23 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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)
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
20
0.2
WSW
12
0.3
SW
17
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.4
ESE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
15
14
47
75
86
110
81
79
46
44
44
15
14
14
13
10
9
6
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
10
WNW
5
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
E
15
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:45PM1.13m
7:19AM1.09m
7:05PM1.23m
7:35AM1.19m
7:28PM1.34m
Low Tide
1:51PM0.54m
2:11AM0.31m
2:21PM0.43m
2:39AM0.17m
2:51PM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:07
7:05
7:01
 mm
Temp °C
19
18
18
18
18
17
17
20
21
20
17
15
14
14
16
17
17
17
18
Feels °C
19
18
18
18
17
17
15
18
17
18
15
12
10
11
15
15
16
16
17
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