Swanage Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.61° N 1.96° W

Swanage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Swanage sea temperature is
20.5° C
3.8° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Swanage at 6AM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Afternoon (11 Aug)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (11 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
6
0.3
SW
7
0.7
E
4
0.8
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.8
E
5
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.8
ESE
5
0.3
WSW
9
0.9
ESE
5
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.9
SW
4
1
WSW
4
0.4
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
7
15
28
37
36
22
27
70
80
49
25
21
16
24
28
17
45
21
21
32
0
0
25
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
20
ESE
20
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
10
N
20
NNE
20
NE
15
ESE
10
SE
15
SW
25
WNW
25
NW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:21AM1.22m
7:32PM1.48m
8:05AM1.30m
8:14PM1.59m
8:47AM1.36m
8:54PM1.65m
Low Tide
2:50AM-0.02m
3:08PM0.15m
3:36AM-0.19m
3:53PM0.06m
4:19AM-0.30m
4:36PM0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:36
8:34
8:31
 mm
Temp °C
21
18
17
18
19
20
22
21
19
19
20
22
25
29
29
28
24
23
23
23
22
25
29
23
Feels °C
19
17
15
15
15
16
18
18
16
16
17
18
21
25
25
25
22
19
20
21
22
23
25
20
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