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Swanage surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 17 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
12.7° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Swanage today?
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 6AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat night, strong winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | |
8 | 7 | 30 | 24 | 21 | 61 | 27 | 44 | 43 | 77 | 16 | 15 | 46 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 260 | 188 | 247 | 370 | 381 | 305 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:37AM1.52m | 8:56PM1.64m | 9:21AM1.50m | 9:37PM1.62m | 10:05AM1.43m | 2:14PM0.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:18AM-0.05m | 4:37PM0.00m | 5:03AM-0.12m | 5:23PM0.04m | 5:50AM-0.14m | 1:36PM0.89m | 6:11PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 11 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | W 14 |
 kJ | 8 | 7 | 30 | 24 | 21 | 61 | 27 | 44 | 43 | 33 | 16 | 15 | 46 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 9 | SW 13 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 15 | W 19 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 52 | 39 | — | 45 | 21 | 37 | 52 | 39 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 51 | 83 | 94 | 62 | 42 | 59 | 92 | 260 | 188 | 247 | 370 | 381 | 305 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 320 | 137 | 137 | 320 | 340 | 371 | 371 | 32 | 302 | 246 | 178 | 216 | 216 | 216 | 100 | 109 | 203 | 607 | 613 | 597 | 625 | 340 | 356 | 183 |
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