Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 9AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 13). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | - | - |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 11 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 3 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 8 | W 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 18 | 0 | 42 | 27 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:38AM1.48m | 9:49PM1.56m | 10:12AM1.46m | 10:24PM1.47m | 10:45AM1.39m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:15AM-0.18m | 5:34PM0.04m | 5:52AM-0.05m | 6:11PM0.13m | 6:28AM0.11m | 6:48PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 11 | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 4 | WSW 10 | — | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 8 | W 11 | W 8 | SW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 18 | — | 42 | 27 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | W 11 | — | SW 11 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | 4 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 5 |
| kJ | 64 | 61 | 59 | 44 | 54 | 56 | 44 | 35 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 18 | 29 | 33 | 45 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 216 | 216 | 178 | 157 | 178 | 216 | 147 | 110 | 99 | 99 | 109 | 109 | 216 | 216 | 112 | 108 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 320 | 467 | 339 | 302 | 137 |
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