Swanage Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.61° N 1.96° W

Swanage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Swanage sea temperature is
19.2° C
3.4° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Swanage at 6AM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Afternoon (19 Jul)--
Evening (19 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
7
0.3
E
3
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.1
W
12
0.4
E
4
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
1
1
7
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
15
E
20
NE
15
ENE
5
ESE
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
15
SE
10
E
15
NE
20
ENE
10
SE
15
S
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
5
ESE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:13PM1.47m
11:52AM1.19m
3:47PM0.99m
11:55PM1.33m
12:38PM1.11m
4:25PM0.97m
00:38AM1.16m
1:33PM1.03m
4:45PM0.95m
Low Tide
7:28AM-0.08m
2:39PM0.97m
7:47PM0.33m
8:10AM0.09m
3:23PM0.96m
8:32PM0.44m
8:52AM0.27m
4:19PM0.95m
9:22PM0.55m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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>
5:16
5:16
5:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:09
9:08
9:07
 mm
Temp °C
18
16
14
16
19
20
21
21
17
16
14
17
19
20
20
18
18
17
16
18
21
21
21
20
Feels °C
17
14
10
12
17
17
18
18
15
14
11
12
15
17
16
15
16
16
14
16
20
18
18
17
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