Swanage Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.61° N 1.96° W

Swanage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Swanage sea temperature is
20.8° C
4.0° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Swanage at 9PM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)--
Afternoon (16 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (16 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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)
0.2
WSW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.3
W
5
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.7
WSW
4
0.1
W
10
0.8
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
5
0.1
W
9
0.9
WSW
4
1.4
WSW
5
1.6
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
2
1
1
1
4
1
1
0
2
33
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
10
S
15
WSW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
W
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WNW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
20
NW
Wind State
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
10:49PM1.49m
11:18AM1.30m
11:26PM1.35m
11:55AM1.22m
Low Tide
6:37PM0.16m
6:58AM-0.01m
7:17PM0.28m
7:35AM0.17m
7:56PM0.40m
cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:24
8:22
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
18
16
16
17
19
21
23
22
19
16
16
17
19
22
22
22
19
Feels °C
20
19
14
13
14
17
20
20
20
19
16
13
13
15
17
20
17
18
16
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