Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 3AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon morning, strong winds from the S by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 112 | 75 | 56 | 62 | 39 | 27 | 26 | 14 | 19 | 40 | 53 | 53 | 32 | 32 | 70 | 91 | 106 | 0 | 300 | 945 | 820 | 819 | 880 | 868 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:20AM1.56m | 9:31PM1.61m | 9:53AM1.57m | 10:08PM1.58m | 10:29AM1.54m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:52AM-0.08m | 5:13PM0.06m | 5:32AM-0.03m | 5:53PM0.08m | 6:13AM0.06m | 6:37PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | W 11 | W 11 | — | SW 12 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | — |
| kJ | 112 | 75 | 56 | 62 | 39 | 27 | 26 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 24 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 1 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 10 | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 19 | 40 | 53 | 53 | 32 | 32 | 70 | 91 | 106 | 158 | 300 | 945 | 820 | 819 | 880 | 868 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 80 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 34 | 34 | 108 | 112 | 108 | 100 | 108 | 109 | 109 | 674 | 446 | 565 | 433 | 196 | 173 | 594 | 467 | 183 |
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