Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 1PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | SW 3 | SW 4 | W 8 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | S 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
133 | 70 | 44 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:52AM1.45m | 11:04PM1.51m | 11:30AM1.40m | 11:45PM1.39m | 12:12PM1.30m | 4:51PM0.75m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:33AM0.01m | 6:53PM0.24m | 7:14AM0.12m | 7:37PM0.31m | 7:59AM0.26m | 4:12PM0.75m | 8:27PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||
6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 |
133 | 70 | 44 | 82 | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 7 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
— | — | — | 33 | 8 | 21 | 40 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 36 | 84 | 123 | 139 | 136 | 114 | 160 | 191 | 166 | 183 | 197 | 162 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 32 | 55 | 220 | 253 | 203 | 203 | 110 | 186 | 246 | 246 | 246 | 594 | 216 | 216 | 223 | 223 | 183 | 216 | 253 | 356 | 329 | 183 |
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