Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (01 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 11PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 01). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 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 (01 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 10 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | NE 4 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:14PM1.54m | 10:42AM1.32m | 10:47PM1.53m | 11:17AM1.32m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:00PM0.25m | 6:22AM-0.04m | 6:36PM0.29m | 6:57AM0.01m | 7:14PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 1 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | E 3 | — | W 11 | SW 10 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | ENE 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 4 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | NNW 2 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | — | ENE 3 | — | E 4 | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 6 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 13 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 271 | 271 | 250 | 186 | 186 | 250 | 580 | 271 | 250 | 228 | 170 | 170 | 167 | 108 | 155 | 170 | 194 | 61 | 217 |
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