Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 5PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 10). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 6 | W 8 | SW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 12 | SW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 262 | 329 | 261 | 162 | 144 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:05AM1.45m | 8:15PM1.49m | 8:38AM1.50m | 8:51PM1.50m | 9:10AM1.52m | 9:26PM1.47m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:56PM0.01m | 4:13AM-0.09m | 4:35PM0.00m | 4:51AM-0.01m | 5:12PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | SW 12 | WSW 6 | SW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 5 | SW 12 | — |
| kJ | 13 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 86 | 77 | 37 | 144 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | W 8 | — | WSW 12 | WSW 6 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | — | 14 | 4 | 14 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | — | W 10 | WSW 12 | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 8 | 14 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 6 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 91 | 97 | 70 | 62 | 40 | 35 | 24 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 46 | 117 | 215 | 262 | 329 | 261 | 162 | 122 | 131 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 320 | 320 | 320 | 137 | 179 | 223 | 137 | 137 | 99 | 100 | 226 | 101 | 109 | 110 | 196 | 147 | 147 | 216 | 110 | 100 | 100 |
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