Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 12PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 07). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | W 6 | — | W 8 | W 7 | W 9 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 7 | W 9 | ESE 4 | SW 6 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:54AM1.09m | 2:59PM1.07m | 3:40AM0.98m | 4:46PM1.10m | 5:27AM1.02m | 5:56PM1.21m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:07AM0.43m | 11:08PM0.53m | 11:44AM0.48m | 00:49AM0.41m | 1:16PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 20 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | — | — | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SW 7 | ESE 4 | E 4 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 10 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | W 5 | — | — | W 6 | — | W 9 | SW 7 | SW 6 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | — | — | — | NNE 2 | ESE 4 | — | W 3 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 8 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 324 | 340 | 340 | 340 | 340 | 386 | 372 | 505 | 372 | 570 | 271 | 271 | 271 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 271 | 318 | 324 | 594 | 594 | 345 | 246 |
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