Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 1AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | W 9 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | SE 3 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:33PM1.03m | 4:45PM0.95m | 1:32AM1.00m | 3:13PM0.98m | 3:19AM0.88m | 5:00PM1.00m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:19PM0.95m | 9:22PM0.55m | 9:39AM0.44m | 10:34PM0.63m | 10:52AM0.57m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | W 4 | W 10 | W 9 | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | SE 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 801 | 801 | 324 | 324 | 324 | 324 | 327 | 435 | 813 | 398 | 398 | 330 | 170 | 184 | 209 | 271 | 271 | 271 | 217 |
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