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Swanage surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 23 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Swanage surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Swanage sea temperature is
13.0° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Swanage today?
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 7PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tue 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | E 4 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | |
88 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 63 | 61 | 43 | 34 | 32 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 16 | 15 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 2:14PM0.91m | 5:46PM1.08m | 1:54AM1.06m | 6:26PM1.10m | 4:11AM1.01m | 6:41PM1.11m | 5:17AM1.04m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:16AM0.14m | 2:33PM0.91m | 9:45PM0.53m | 10:20AM0.22m | 11:03PM0.56m | 11:36AM0.27m | 00:28AM0.50m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | 9:02 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 |
16 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
 kJ | 88 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 63 | 61 | 43 | 34 | 32 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | — | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | E 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 16 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 100 | 108 | 108 |
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