Swanage Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.61° N 1.96° W

Swanage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Swanage sea temperature is
20.5°C
3.7° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 4s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Swanage at 12AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (27 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (27 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Sat morning).

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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)
0.2
E
4
0.1
SW
7
0.1
W
8
0.9
ESE
4
1.3
ESE
5
1.2
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
SW
8
0.6
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.4
SW
7
0.8
WSW
4
1.1
SW
5
1.6
SW
6
2.5
SW
7
2.5
SW
7
2.2
SW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
2
30
77
79
27
2
1
2
0
0
12
0
0
0
527
715
489
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
E
15
E
25
E
20
ESE
20
SSE
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
25
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
40
SW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:55PM1.37m
8:21AM1.22m
8:22PM1.46m
8:47AM1.30m
8:50PM1.53m
Low Tide
3:22PM0.30m
3:44AM0.04m
3:53PM0.23m
4:14AM-0.05m
4:25PM0.18m
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:06
8:04
8:01
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
20
19
19
17
17
16
16
18
19
18
18
18
Feels °C
19
19
18
17
18
18
17
18
16
17
15
15
14
14
14
13
12
12
14
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