Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 8PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 11). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue morning, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WSW 12 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 11 | SW 11 | S 6 | SSW 6 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 5 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 255 | 112 | 104 | 511 | 561 | 142 | 137 | 314 | 347 | 0 | 78 | 82 | 329 | 242 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:38AM1.50m | 8:51PM1.50m | 9:10AM1.52m | 9:26PM1.47m | 9:43AM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:35PM0.00m | 4:51AM-0.01m | 5:12PM0.04m | 5:28AM0.10m | 5:48PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | SW 12 | W 7 | SW 11 | W 11 | SW 11 | WSW 13 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 142 | 137 | 2 | 1 | — | 78 | 82 | 329 | 242 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 8 | SW 12 | W 10 | — | — | — | SW 7 | WSW 12 | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 19 | — | — | — | 51 | 104 | — | — | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 35 | 85 | 191 | 255 | 112 | 111 | 511 | 561 | 69 | 49 | 314 | 347 | 133 | 107 | 75 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 159 | 220 | 109 | 109 | 222 | 196 | 147 | 137 | 80 | 179 | 173 | 110 | 100 | 110 | 110 | 246 | 320 | 319 | 0 | 0 |
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