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Swanage surf break

Swanage surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 17 Mar 2026 GMT
Forecast 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
9.4° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Swanage today?

The current surf forecast for Swanage at 1PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am March 17). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Afternoon (17 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (17 Mar)3ft (0.9m)7s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Fri
20
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.9
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.7
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)1616151414147131313201917161615156665555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1271221251205258868785821483396555153622231711211218665524867
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
25
SSW
25
S
30
S
25
S
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
30
E
30
E
35
E
30
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
E
25
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:40AM
1.38
7:09PM
1.31
7:09AM
1.50
7:37PM
1.43
7:42AM
1.60
8:08PM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:07AM
0.29
2:26PM
-0.01
2:41AM
0.18
3:00PM
-0.12
3:17AM
0.10
3:36PM
-0.17
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Fri
20
Sunrise--6:18-------6:16-------6:13-----
Sunset-----6:14-------6:15-------6:17--
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C999911121313101010101011109988111212109
Feels °C (?)34336911106633233331156744
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