Swanage Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.61° N 1.96° W

Swanage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Swanage sea temperature is
20.5° C
4.1° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Swanage at 10PM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 31). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)--
Afternoon (31 Jul)--
Evening (31 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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)
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.4
WSW
4
0.1
W
12
0.5
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.1
W
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
9
0.5
W
4
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.6
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
5
3
8
5
2
4
4
3
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
Wind (km/h)
20
W
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNE
20
NE
15
ENE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SSE
10
E
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
High Tide
9:43PM1.53m
10:09AM1.29m
10:14PM1.54m
10:42AM1.32m
Low Tide
5:25PM0.23m
5:48AM-0.06m
6:00PM0.25m
6:22AM-0.04m
6:36PM0.29m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:53
8:52
8:51
 mm
Temp °C
22
21
16
15
15
14
17
19
20
20
18
18
15
14
18
22
22
22
21
Feels °C
17
16
10
11
12
12
15
15
15
16
13
14
10
10
15
19
19
21
19
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