Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (07 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 2PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 07). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 4 | W 8 | W 9 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 361 | 512 | 853 | 988 | 736 | 405 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:10AM1.15m | 6:26PM1.26m | 7:09AM1.25m | 7:02PM1.37m | 7:35AM1.36m | 7:38PM1.45m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:19AM0.11m | 1:46PM0.29m | 2:10AM-0.03m | 2:34PM0.16m | 2:54AM-0.11m | 3:16PM0.07m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ENE 4 | E 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | NE 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 6 | — | W 10 | W 8 | — | — | — | W 9 | W 12 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | W 8 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 8 | 28 | 52 | 50 | 52 | 50 | 42 | 29 | 26 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 54 | 217 | 361 | 512 | 853 | 988 | 736 | 405 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 222 | 340 | 467 | 804 | 889 | 890 | 993 | 339 | 321 | 321 | 194 | 320 | 313 | 246 | 246 | 246 | 467 | 458 | 627 | 801 | 801 | 784 | 319 |
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