Swanage Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.61° N 1.96° W

Swanage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Swanage sea temperature is
20.7° C
3.9° 

Swanage surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Swanage today (15 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Swanage at 11PM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)--
Afternoon (15 Aug)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (15 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
7
0.5
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.3
W
5
0.2
W
7
0.7
WSW
3
0.1
W
10
0.8
WSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
0
5
6
6
6
6
6
2
2
1
1
1
1
4
4
0
2
29
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
NNW
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
ENE
10
S
15
SSW
20
WSW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
NW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
10:12PM1.60m
10:42AM1.36m
10:49PM1.49m
11:18AM1.30m
Low Tide
5:57PM0.08m
6:20AM-0.18m
6:37PM0.16m
6:58AM-0.01m
7:17PM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:28
8:25
8:24
 mm
Temp °C
26
26
24
20
18
17
19
21
21
22
20
18
16
17
20
22
24
23
19
Feels °C
25
24
21
17
15
14
17
21
20
20
16
15
13
15
19
20
20
20
16
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