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Swanage surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Swanage surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Swanage sea temperature is
11.3° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Swanage today?
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 8AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (21 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (21 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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 kJ (?) | 31 | 66 | 105 | 101 | 119 | 100 | 112 | 205 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 164 | 144 | 146 | 132 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:34PM 1.55 | 11:00AM 1.39 | 3:28PM 0.84 | 11:16PM 1.44 | 11:46AM 1.22 | 4:31PM 0.90 | 12:01AM 1.29 | 4:26AM 0.84 | 12:40PM 1.03 | 5:27PM 0.97 | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:49AM 0.00 | 2:35PM 0.83 | 7:11PM 0.22 | 7:39AM 0.09 | 2:53PM 0.84 | 8:03PM 0.36 | 3:41AM 0.84 | 8:35AM 0.18 | 3:12PM 0.85 | |||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:14 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
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