Swanage Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.61° N 1.96° W

Swanage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Swanage sea temperature is
20.5°C
3.8° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Swanage at 4PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (29 Aug)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (29 Aug)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat morning, light winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Sat
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
6
2.5
SW
7
3
SW
8
3.5
SW
9
3
SW
9
2.2
WSW
9
1.9
WSW
9
1
SW
9
1.3
SW
9
1.3
SW
8
1.6
SW
5
1.7
SW
6
2.2
SW
6
2.3
WSW
7
2.4
WSW
7
2.1
WSW
7
1.9
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
9
1.4
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
1
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
543
1217
1560
1165
784
565
155
243
250
0
216
388
553
587
456
488
404
307
103
161
Wind (km/h)
40
S
50
SW
45
WSW
45
WSW
35
W
35
W
25
W
20
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
WSW
40
W
30
W
30
WNW
25
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:15AM1.38m
9:20PM1.59m
9:45AM1.43m
9:52PM1.60m
10:18AM1.46m
Low Tide
4:59PM0.16m
5:20AM-0.11m
5:35PM0.16m
5:55AM-0.07m
6:13PM0.18m
mod rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
7:58
7:55
 mm
6
2
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
18
19
20
19
18
17
16
17
18
19
19
17
17
17
16
16
17
18
19
17
15
Feels °C
13
12
13
12
13
12
12
15
14
14
13
11
10
10
9
11
12
13
14
12
12
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