Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 12AM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 60 | 64 | 87 | 74 | 59 | 1237 | 981 | 807 | 663 | 606 | 647 | 690 | 651 | 595 | 487 | 505 | 396 | 334 | 300 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:08PM1.58m | 10:29AM1.54m | 10:48PM1.49m | 11:08AM1.46m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:53PM0.08m | 6:13AM0.06m | 6:37PM0.12m | 6:58AM0.18m | 7:24PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — |
mm | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | SW 6 | — | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SW 11 | SE 4 | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 32 | — | 19 | 14 | 663 | 5 | — | — | — | 595 | 487 | 505 | 155 | 151 | 88 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | — | — | — | SW 13 | — | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | — | SW 13 |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | — | 46 | — | 15 | 9 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 326 | — | 88 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 60 | 64 | 87 | 74 | 59 | 1237 | 981 | 807 | — | 606 | 647 | 690 | 651 | — | — | — | 396 | 334 | 300 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 674 | 248 | 248 | 674 | 110 | 173 | 227 | 100 | 99 | 55 | 61 | 69 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 179 | 2 | 0 |
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