Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 9AM is: 4.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat night, min 9°C on Fri morning). Mainly gales. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | W 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1243 | 2130 | 5395 | 7773 | 10708 | 6900 | 1519 | 821 | 373 | 321 | 263 | 270 | 651 | 2362 | 4478 | 6187 | 3685 | 2459 | 2369 | 2303 | 1977 | 1645 | 403 | 937 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:04AM1.23m | 6:54PM1.27m | 7:24AM1.36m | 7:25PM1.39m | 7:50AM1.47m | 7:59PM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:50AM0.23m | 2:16PM0.37m | 2:28AM0.12m | 2:54PM0.24m | 3:07AM0.04m | 3:33PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — |
mm | 6 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 2 | 12 | 1 | -6 | -3 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SE 7 | — | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 5395 | 7773 | 17 | — | 1519 | 821 | 373 | 219 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 403 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 365 | 127 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 142 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | — | N 3 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 7 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 1243 | 2130 | — | 6 | 10708 | 6900 | 920 | 505 | 332 | 321 | 263 | 270 | 651 | 2362 | 4478 | 6187 | 3685 | 2459 | 2369 | 2303 | 1977 | 1645 | 277 | 937 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 398 | 143 | 178 | 117 | 372 | 372 | 808 | 444 | 444 | 594 | 246 | 340 | 801 | 804 | 801 | 801 | 792 | 778 | 778 | 778 | 801 | 320 | 339 | 179 |
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