Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (08 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 10PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri morning, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 9 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 5 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 320 | 350 | 374 | 708 | 929 | 525 | 305 | 165 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 23 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:02PM1.37m | 7:35AM1.36m | 7:38PM1.45m | 8:05AM1.45m | 8:15PM1.49m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:34PM0.16m | 2:54AM-0.11m | 3:16PM0.07m | 3:34AM-0.13m | 3:56PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 23 | — | 11 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 6 | 20 | 125 | 320 | 350 | 374 | 708 | 929 | 525 | 305 | 165 | 145 | 113 | 106 | 85 | 94 | 82 | 74 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 313 | 246 | 246 | 433 | 420 | 467 | 511 | 801 | 801 | 713 | 320 | 339 | 339 | 320 | 320 | 320 | 320 | 137 | 179 |
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