Swanage Surf Break

Swanage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 50.61° N 1.96° W

Issued: 12 pm 16 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Swanage sea temperature is
15.2° C

1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (16 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Swanage at 9PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm June 16). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (16 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (16 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
10
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.5
SW
7
0.6
WSW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
6
6
13
12
12
12
30
30
30
29
28
27
51
50
21
21
63
45
35
33
32
31
30
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
0
SSW
5
S
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
9:09AM1.41m
9:22PM1.62m
9:54AM1.36m
1:59PM0.98m
10:05PM1.59m
10:40AM1.27m
2:52PM1.02m
10:49PM1.52m
Low Tide
5:10PM0.06m
5:37AM-0.24m
1:00PM0.96m
5:56PM0.10m
6:24AM-0.23m
1:27PM0.97m
6:42PM0.18m
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part cloud
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cloud
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part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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4:54
4:54
4:54
4:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:22
9:22
9:22
9:22
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
17
16
16
15
15
16
16
17
17
17
16
15
17
17
17
18
19
19
18
18
17
17
Feels °C
14
12
13
12
14
13
13
14
13
13
14
15
15
13
17
16
16
17
18
18
17
19
17
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
10
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
Energy kJ
9
6
6
13
12
12
12
30
30
30
29
28
27
20
19
19
19
63
45
35
33
32
31
30
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
SW
12
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
Energy kJ
6
6
3
5
8
8
8
51
50
19
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.7
SW
5
0.7
SW
5
0.7
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.5
SW
7
Energy kJ
8
11
20
22
16
16
16
20
21
23
24
22
22
26
26
21
21
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
216
216
216
196
109
109
216
109
147
154
99
99
99
99
99
99
99
100
108
108
100
100
100
100
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
9
7
9
6
5
5
6
6
6
6
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