Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (31 Jul):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 10PM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 31). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | - | - |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | W 9 | WSW 4 | W 12 | W 4 | W 4 | W 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | W 4 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | NE 4 | NE 4 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on |
High Tide | 9:43PM1.53m | 10:09AM1.29m | 10:14PM1.54m | 10:42AM1.32m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:25PM0.23m | 5:48AM-0.06m | 6:00PM0.25m | 6:22AM-0.04m | 6:36PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 9 | WSW 4 | W 12 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | E 3 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | W 12 | — | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 4 | — | — | WSW 8 | — | W 11 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 7 | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | — | NNW 2 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | — | ENE 3 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 15 | — | 1 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 345 | 343 | 344 | 319 | 329 | 188 | 252 | 252 | 252 | 254 | 250 | 250 | 324 | 250 | 271 | 250 | 250 | 198 | 170 |
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