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Swanage surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 05 Dec 2025 GMTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Swanage surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Swanage sea temperature is
11.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Swanage today?
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 7AM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm December 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (06 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (06 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 20 | 19 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1497 | 1713 | 2151 | 2840 | 3272 | 3464 | 9169 | 7199 | 4902 | 3015 | 2212 | 2102 | 1889 | 1128 | 2073 | 2086 | 2241 | 1624 | 1088 | 997 | 1040 | 930 | 565 | 935 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:45PM 1.46 | 8:01AM 1.64 | 8:29PM 1.42 | 12:24AM 0.93 | 8:42AM 1.61 | 9:14PM 1.34 | 1:28AM 0.96 | 9:24AM 1.54 | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:45AM 0.03 | 4:12PM -0.21 | 12:04AM 0.93 | 4:31AM 0.08 | 4:58PM -0.20 | 12:18AM 0.94 | 5:17AM 0.16 | 5:45PM -0.15 | ||||||||||||||||
Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:54 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:02 | - |
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Rain (mm) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
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