Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 9PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 3 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 6 | WSW 10 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 80 | 80 | 61 | 45 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 103 | 47 | 69 | 134 | 103 | 28 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:19AM1.22m | 7:19PM1.45m | 7:54AM1.32m | 7:58PM1.55m | 8:29AM1.41m | 8:35PM1.60m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:52PM0.15m | 3:17AM-0.19m | 3:35PM0.05m | 3:58AM-0.26m | 4:16PM0.00m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 12 | — | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | — | WSW 10 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 80 | 80 | 61 | 45 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 10 | 77 | 47 | 69 | 134 | 103 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | SW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 9 | 46 | 67 | 123 | 171 | 132 | 103 | — | — | 69 | 90 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 47 | 12 | 32 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 110 | 55 | 246 | 155 | 246 | 203 | 69 | 55 | 2 | 12 | 47 | 0 | 2 | 99 |
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