Swanage Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.61° N 1.96° W

Swanage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Swanage sea temperature is
19.9° 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 (24 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Swanage at 4PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)--
Afternoon (24 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (24 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the W by Sun morning).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
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
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.8
WSW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
WSW
15
WNW
20
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
15
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
W
30
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:47PM1.05m
6:09AM0.93m
6:28PM1.11m
6:52AM0.99m
7:06PM1.19m
Low Tide
12:56PM0.59m
1:51AM0.49m
2:00PM0.52m
2:34AM0.37m
2:42PM0.43m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:24
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:04
9:02
9:01
 mm
Temp °C
20
21
23
22
21
19
17
16
20
22
23
24
19
16
16
18
20
21
23
22
18
Feels °C
21
19
20
18
18
15
15
14
18
18
18
19
15
13
13
16
17
15
17
16
13
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