Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (25 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 11PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | W 9 | SW 7 | W 9 | W 8 | E 3 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | W 9 | W 8 | SW 4 | SW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 55 | 32 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 79 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:28PM1.26m | 7:55AM1.13m | 7:55PM1.37m | 8:21AM1.22m | 8:22PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:53PM0.38m | 3:15AM0.15m | 3:22PM0.30m | 3:44AM0.04m | 3:53PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | — | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 7 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 7 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | — | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 7 | E 4 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 4 | SW 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | E 4 | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 7 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | ESE 2 | E 3 | ESE 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 4 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 55 | 32 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 79 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 200 | 219 | 185 | 170 | 170 | 209 | 227 | 247 | 329 | 217 | 306 | 570 | 441 | 570 | 297 | 246 | 253 | 246 | 69 |
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