Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (17 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 9PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | W 9 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:26PM1.35m | 11:55AM1.22m | 00:03AM1.19m | 12:32PM1.11m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:17PM0.28m | 7:35AM0.17m | 7:56PM0.40m | 8:12AM0.36m | 8:37PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 21 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 |
| kJ | — | — | 56 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | W 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 19 | 77 | 103 | 42 | 30 | 23 | 40 | 42 | 74 | 122 | 117 | 47 | 36 | 34 | 24 | 31 | 98 | 211 | 135 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 627 | 640 | 12 | 320 | 246 | 224 | 302 | 889 | 813 | 250 | 12 | 224 | 246 | 246 | 246 | 227 | 246 | 320 | 302 |
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