Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 5PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 27). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue night, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun night, strong winds from the S by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 4 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 27 | 11 | 21 | 21 | 132 | 116 | 75 | 56 | 48 | 39 | 27 | 21 | 31 | 52 | 70 | 54 | 32 | 21 | 10 | 18 | 103 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:49AM1.50m | 8:57PM1.59m | 9:20AM1.56m | 9:31PM1.61m | 9:53AM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:34PM0.09m | 4:52AM-0.08m | 5:13PM0.06m | 5:32AM-0.03m | 5:53PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | W 11 |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 21 | 10 | 132 | 116 | 75 | 56 | 48 | 39 | 27 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | — | — | WSW 10 | SSE 4 | — | SW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | 21 | 2 | — | 6 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 27 | 72 | 154 | 143 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 13 | 31 | 52 | 70 | 54 | 32 | 21 | 10 | 18 | 103 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 109 | 444 | 339 | 80 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 108 | 108 | 136 | 108 | 100 | 23 | 109 | 109 | 160 | 418 | 418 |
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