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Swanage surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 27 May 2026 BSTForecast 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
14.0° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Swanage today?
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 3AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (27 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Tue night, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 12 | WSW 12 | E 3 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | SSE 4 | W 10 | SSE 4 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 9 | W 6 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | |
14 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 22 | 54 | 64 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:58AM1.08m | 6:33PM1.23m | 6:37AM1.13m | 7:02PM1.30m | 7:15AM1.18m | 7:34PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:32AM0.40m | 1:45PM0.26m | 2:21AM0.30m | 2:32PM0.24m | 3:03AM0.22m | 3:14PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
23 | 22 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 10 | E 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 12 |
 kJ | 14 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 55 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | SW 4 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 9 | — | W 6 | — | — | W 9 | W 11 | W 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | SSE 4 | — | SSE 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 22 | 54 | 64 | 8 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 100 | 170 | 109 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 253 | 344 | 246 | 252 | 252 | 244 | 252 | 227 | 227 | 137 | 108 |
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