Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 5AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | - | - |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | W 11 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 10 | W 8 | W 10 | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 53 | 38 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:30AM1.05m | 7:41PM1.27m | 8:05AM1.11m | 8:13PM1.36m | 8:37AM1.17m | 8:43PM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:10AM0.26m | 3:17PM0.36m | 3:42AM0.16m | 3:49PM0.30m | 4:13AM0.07m | 4:20PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 19 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 |
| kJ | — | 38 | 24 | — | — | — | — | 47 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | W 10 | W 8 | W 10 | — | — | W 11 | W 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | NW 4 | NNW 3 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 53 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 15 | 46 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 320 | 252 | 154 | 319 | 511 | 320 | 321 | 14 | 121 | 108 | 110 | 112 | 137 | 220 | 209 | 217 | 217 | 209 | 186 | 246 | 252 | 651 | 354 | 320 |
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