Swanage surf break

Swanage surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 04 Apr 2026 BST
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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
10.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Swanage today?

The current surf forecast for Swanage at 3AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 04). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)7ft (2.2m)8s
Afternoon (05 Apr)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (05 Apr)6ft (1.8m)12s

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


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Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
WSW
1.9
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2
WSW
2.1
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.2
WSW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
WSW
0.4
WSW
1.1
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.7
ESE
0.6
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)1268898712121211111110101010555661918
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6026610081584138385440511978358723352331691291026538528395138186229686
Wind
(km/h)
35
SSW
45
SW
50
SW
55
WSW
35
W
35
W
40
W
35
W
30
W
15
W
5
NNW
10
E
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
E
30
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
40
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:02PM
1.46
10:18AM
1.39
10:32PM
1.39
10:49AM
1.30
11:02PM
1.31
11:19AM
1.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:43PM
0.11
6:02AM
0.15
6:16PM
0.24
6:35AM
0.24
6:48PM
0.36
7:08AM
0.34
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Sunrise-----6:35-------6:33-------6:31--
Sunset-7:44-------7:45-------7:46------
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C1212111098891098888889101010991011
Feels °C (?)530-210-102454432124342123
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