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Swanage surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 17 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.7° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Swanage today?
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 2AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 17). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, strong winds from the S by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | |
61 | 56 | 44 | 43 | 33 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 45 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 332 | 278 | 337 | 440 | 485 | 474 | 500 | 735 | 598 | 415 | 331 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:56PM1.64m | 9:21AM1.50m | 9:37PM1.62m | 10:05AM1.43m | 2:14PM0.89m | 10:19PM1.56m | 10:50AM1.31m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:37PM0.00m | 5:03AM-0.12m | 5:23PM0.04m | 5:50AM-0.14m | 1:36PM0.89m | 6:11PM0.12m | 6:38AM-0.12m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 |
— | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | W 15 | — | W 18 | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | — |
 kJ | 61 | 56 | 44 | 43 | 33 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 45 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 6 | — | — | 277 | 389 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 26 | 66 | 51 | 51 | 49 | 62 | 64 | 69 | 76 | 66 | 58 | 87 | 186 | 332 | 278 | 337 | 440 | 485 | 474 | 500 | 735 | 598 | 415 | 331 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 371 | 371 | 329 | 329 | 226 | 179 | 179 | 216 | 110 | 110 | 109 | 544 | 567 | 173 | 597 | 183 | 447 | 188 | 441 | 183 | 515 | 544 | 184 | 183 |
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