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Swanage surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 20 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
12.7° 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 6AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | - | - |
| Evening (20 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
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 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the ESE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 14 | SW 6 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | |
614 | 560 | 456 | 380 | 1368 | 0 | 744 | 249 | 486 | 292 | 75 | 61 | 48 | 44 | 37 | 29 | 38 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 104 | 134 | 117 | 115 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | on | on | |
High Tide | 10:19PM1.56m | 10:50AM1.31m | 3:16PM0.95m | 11:02PM1.46m | 11:38AM1.16m | 4:10PM1.00m | 11:48PM1.34m | 12:35PM1.02m | 5:00PM1.04m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:38AM-0.12m | 1:54PM0.91m | 6:59PM0.22m | 7:27AM-0.05m | 2:18PM0.91m | 7:49PM0.33m | 8:20AM0.04m | 2:40PM0.91m | 8:43PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — |
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Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | — | — | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
 kJ | 30 | 105 | 196 | 305 | — | — | 744 | 249 | 486 | 292 | 69 | 61 | 48 | 44 | 37 | 29 | 38 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 104 | 134 | 117 | 115 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | 35 | 31 | 12 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | — | SSW 3 | S 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 14 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 614 | 560 | 456 | 380 | 1368 | 220 | 222 | 87 | — | — | 75 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 447 | 497 | 184 | 179 | 511 | 216 | 183 | 55 | 99 | 61 | 55 | 99 | 99 | 100 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 108 | 108 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 8 | 8 |
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