Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 8AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 6 | WSW 10 | WSW 6 | SW 5 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 4 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 25 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 55 | 42 | 140 | 140 | 103 | 29 | 28 | 45 | 58 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:54AM1.32m | 7:58PM1.55m | 8:29AM1.41m | 8:35PM1.60m | 9:04AM1.46m | 9:12PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:17AM-0.19m | 3:35PM0.05m | 3:58AM-0.26m | 4:16PM0.00m | 4:37AM-0.26m | 4:55PM0.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | — | WSW 10 | WSW 6 | SW 5 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 4 | WSW 8 | — | — | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | — |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 11 | 55 | 42 | 140 | 140 | 103 | 29 | 9 | 45 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 30 | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 4 | — | — | WSW 8 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 24 | 28 | 20 | 47 | 90 | 143 | 148 | 119 | — | — | 72 | 70 | 90 | 11 | — | — | 58 | 14 | 32 | 77 | 125 | 143 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 109 | 110 | 110 | 246 | 356 | 246 | 179 | 69 | 137 | 32 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 53 | 32 | 109 | 223 | 246 | 323 | 216 | 246 |
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