Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (25 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 12AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SW 11 | SW 21 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 126 | 186 | 203 | 196 | 174 | 144 | 138 | 92 | 68 | 67 | 60 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 7:28PM1.34m | 7:56AM1.30m | 7:55PM1.45m | 8:20AM1.41m | 8:24PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:51PM0.32m | 3:08AM0.06m | 3:23PM0.23m | 3:41AM-0.03m | 3:58PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 126 | 186 | 203 | 196 | 174 | 144 | 138 | 92 | 68 | 67 | 60 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 7 | SW 21 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 13 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 11 | W 7 | W 6 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | W 6 | W 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 100 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 108 | 100 | 100 |
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