
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (04 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 4PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am November 04). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Nov) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (04 Nov) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (04 Nov) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Wed morning, light winds from the NE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 4 | Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Sat 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 9 | ENE 3 | NE 3 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
33 | 33 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 14 | 160 | 105 | 70 | 49 | 37 | 27 | 14 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:14AM1.14m | 4:28PM1.09m | 5:54AM1.17m | 5:05PM1.17m | 5:46AM1.26m | 5:42PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:21AM0.47m | 11:48PM0.16m | 12:26PM0.34m | 00:44AM0.09m | 1:16PM0.22m | 1:31AM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | |
— | — | 4:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:35 | — | — | — | — | 4:34 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | ESE 4 | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 4 |
33 | 33 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | W 9 |
2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 10 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 12 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | E 3 | E 3 | E 2 | ENE 3 | NE 3 |
389 | 439 | 388 | 308 | 299 | 261 | 218 | 187 | 160 | 105 | 70 | 49 | 37 | 27 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 318 | 448 | 222 | 238 | 124 | 117 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 100 | 108 | 109 | 108 | 112 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 186 | 186 | 234 | 234 | 217 | 217 | 217 |
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