Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 3PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 56 | 56 | 35 | 34 | 56 | 60 | 20 | 25 | 54 | 66 | 29 | 60 | 79 | 45 | 19 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 26 | 40 | 34 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:48AM1.11m | 4:39PM0.77m | 00:12AM0.92m | 5:34AM0.83m | 12:20PM0.99m | 5:16PM0.83m | 00:54AM0.79m | 6:09AM0.89m | 1:04PM0.88m | 5:42PM0.90m | |||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:52AM0.58m | 3:42PM0.76m | 8:20PM0.50m | 3:10AM0.75m | 8:34AM0.67m | 3:43PM0.81m | 9:12PM0.55m | 2:53AM0.75m | 9:30AM0.72m | 3:17PM0.85m | |||||||||||
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 | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | E 6 | E 6 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | E 6 | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 10 | NW 4 | W 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 56 | 56 | 35 | 34 | 25 | 12 | 42 | 33 | 12 | 11 | 51 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 26 | 40 | 34 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | WSW 11 | — | — | N 6 | W 10 | W 19 | W 10 | W 10 | W 13 | — | S 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | — | — | 11 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 19 | — | — | — | W 10 | SW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | 2 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 |
| kJ | 24 | 21 | 17 | 29 | 56 | 60 | 20 | 25 | 54 | 66 | 29 | 60 | 79 | 45 | 19 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 15 | 11 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 139 | 139 | 139 | 139 | 139 | 167 | 167 | 188 | 192 | 307 | 250 | 190 | 247 | 109 | 110 | 142 | 118 | 108 |
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