Swanage Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.61° N 1.96° W

Swanage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Swanage sea temperature is
19.5°C
3.2° 

Swanage surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Swanage today (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Swanage at 3PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 14). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (14 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (14 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
4
0.5
W
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
11
0.2
WSW
8
0.1
W
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
10
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
42
27
8
8
8
25
3
3
7
2
4
4
9
8
10
13
28
23
47
23
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
30
W
30
W
35
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:12AM1.46m
10:24PM1.47m
10:45AM1.39m
10:59PM1.34m
11:17AM1.29m
Low Tide
6:11PM0.13m
6:28AM0.11m
6:48PM0.23m
7:04AM0.28m
7:24PM0.36m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:41
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:24
7:22
7:20
 mm
Temp °C
18
20
20
19
18
18
17
17
18
19
19
17
15
15
14
13
15
16
17
16
14
Feels °C
16
18
18
18
17
17
16
15
15
14
11
12
11
11
11
10
10
11
13
11
9
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