Swanage Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.61° N 1.96° W

Swanage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Swanage sea temperature is
20.0° 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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Swanage at 5AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (27 Jul)--
Evening (27 Jul)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.6
WSW
6
0.6
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
4
1.1
SW
4
1.3
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.7
SW
5
0.6
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.1
W
11
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
53
38
24
0
0
0
0
47
27
17
10
6
2
3
3
2
1
2
0
0
2
2
2
2
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
10
NW
10
NW
5
N
5
WSW
10
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
0
SSE
5
WNW
10
N
10
N
5
SSE
20
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WNW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
7:30AM1.05m
7:41PM1.27m
8:05AM1.11m
8:13PM1.36m
8:37AM1.17m
8:43PM1.43m
Low Tide
3:10AM0.26m
3:17PM0.36m
3:42AM0.16m
3:49PM0.30m
4:13AM0.07m
4:20PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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>
5:26
5:28
5:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:00
8:59
8:57
 mm
Temp °C
17
16
15
17
20
21
21
19
18
17
17
19
21
22
23
23
21
21
20
23
24
24
23
19
Feels °C
14
14
12
14
16
17
18
18
18
18
18
19
20
21
23
24
21
20
19
23
21
20
20
18
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