Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 6PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 14). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri night, light winds from the WSW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | N 4 | N 4 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | NNE 4 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | W 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 60 | 41 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:26AM1.39m | 9:33PM1.65m | 10:05AM1.39m | 10:12PM1.60m | 10:42AM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:17PM0.03m | 5:41AM-0.29m | 5:57PM0.08m | 6:20AM-0.18m | 6:37PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 8 | — | WSW 7 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | N 3 | — | — | W 7 |
| kJ | 7 | 60 | 41 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | — | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | — | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | NE 4 | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | WSW 8 | ENE 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 6 | 1 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | W 10 | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | WSW 9 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | NW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | WSW 7 | W 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | SW 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 32 | 11 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 4 | — | 2 | 14 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 155 | 216 | 216 | 194 | 178 | 112 | 318 | 318 | 319 | 319 | 813 | 340 | 252 | 252 | 271 | 217 | 344 | 354 | 592 | 337 | 344 |
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