Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 5AM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri night, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 8 | SSW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | SW 5 | W 7 | W 7 | ESE 3 | E 4 | E 5 | E 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | W 7 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 70 | 77 | 45 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:26AM1.31m | 2:18PM1.02m | 10:32PM1.58m | 11:09AM1.25m | 3:04PM1.01m | 11:13PM1.47m | 11:52AM1.19m | 3:47PM0.99m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:04AM-0.31m | 1:20PM1.01m | 6:21PM0.12m | 6:47AM-0.22m | 1:58PM0.99m | 7:04PM0.22m | 7:28AM-0.08m | 2:39PM0.97m | 7:47PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | WSW 3 | — | — | W 6 | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 |
| kJ | 27 | 25 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 18 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | W 8 | SW 5 | — | SW 5 | W 7 | W 5 | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | — | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 8 | SW 5 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | NNE 2 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | — | — | SW 3 | ESE 3 | E 4 | E 5 | E 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 15 | 70 | 77 | 45 | 36 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 479 | 479 | 479 | 479 | 899 | 903 | 1250 | 548 | 548 | 484 | 491 | 491 | 1000 | 491 | 491 | 167 | 184 | 329 | 323 | 271 | 271 | 592 | 491 | 398 |
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