Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 10AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 11 | WSW 8 | W 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | W 11 | WSW 5 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 51 | 54 | 88 | 91 | 47 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 246 | 159 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:45AM1.39m | 10:59PM1.34m | 11:17AM1.29m | 11:32PM1.20m | 11:49AM1.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:28AM0.11m | 6:48PM0.23m | 7:04AM0.28m | 7:24PM0.36m | 7:39AM0.44m | 8:02PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 11 | WSW 8 | W 11 | W 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 5 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 11 | — | WSW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 51 | 54 | 88 | — | 47 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 11 | — | SW 11 | W 8 | W 11 | SW 11 | — | — | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | 9 | 5 | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | W 4 | WSW 11 | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 8 | 18 | 26 | 23 | 36 | 35 | 36 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 91 | 5 | 22 | 33 | 66 | 138 | 246 | 159 | 140 | 102 | 95 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 110 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 320 | 345 | 320 | 808 | 178 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 47 | 2 | 55 | 246 | 246 | 246 | 246 | 467 | 511 | 511 |
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