Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 8AM is: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 5 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:49PM1.49m | 11:18AM1.30m | 11:26PM1.35m | 11:55AM1.22m | 00:03AM1.19m | 12:32PM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:58AM-0.01m | 7:17PM0.28m | 7:35AM0.17m | 7:56PM0.40m | 8:12AM0.36m | 8:37PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | — | WSW 5 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 2 | W 3 | WSW 5 | WSW 2 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 52 | 41 | 32 | 21 | 11 | 39 | 46 | 87 | 100 | 80 | 51 | 43 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 71 | 163 | 115 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 337 | 433 | 458 | 453 | 592 | 627 | 640 | 246 | 344 | 345 | 235 | 302 | 582 | 893 | 467 | 47 | 61 | 224 | 137 | 323 | 323 | 592 | 354 | 246 |
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