Swanage surf break

Swanage surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 BST
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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 3PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 22). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Afternoon (22 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (22 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Wed morning, light winds from the E by Fri night).

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
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
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
1.7
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.6
E
6
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
1.5
E
6
0.7
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
3
3
3
3
3
0
144
117
139
166
146
170
59
58
159
132
190
171
142
114
114
114
114
Wind (km/h)
40
E
45
E
40
E
35
E
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
E
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:46AM1.22m
4:31PM0.90m
00:01AM1.29m
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
Low Tide
7:39AM0.09m
2:53PM0.84m
8:03PM0.36m
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
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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6:00
5:58
5:56
5:54
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8:13
8:14
8:15
8:16
Temp °C
10
11
12
12
10
10
10
9
10
13
13
14
10
8
7
7
9
11
13
13
12
10
8
8
2
1
3
4
3
3
4
2
3
5
5
7
2
1
1
1
2
4
7
8
8
5
2
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
10
0.3
SW
12
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.7
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
Energy kJ
7
3
3
3
3
3
5
4
21
73
64
60
59
58
108
132
190
171
142
114
114
114
114
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
13
Energy kJ
3
2
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
E
6
2
E
6
2
E
6
1.9
E
6
1.8
E
6
1.8
E
6
1.7
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.7
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.3
E
5
1.1
E
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.8
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.8
E
5
Energy kJ
322
314
335
282
245
253
219
144
117
139
166
146
170
219
194
159
121
97
62
43
42
32
37
28
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
320
320
306
306
327
346
326
320
571
306
273
170
320
167
157
12
167
238
159
157
12
8
8
8
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
9
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
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