Swanage Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.61° N 1.96° W

Swanage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Swanage sea temperature is
20.6°C
3.9° 

Swanage surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Swanage today (28 Aug):

  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Swanage at 3AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)--
Afternoon (28 Aug)--
Evening (28 Aug)7ft (2.1m)7s

Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, near gales from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
8
0.2
WSW
7
0.3
SW
7
0.6
SW
7
0.4
SW
7
0.4
SW
7
0.8
WSW
4
1.4
WSW
5
2
WSW
6
2.1
WSW
6
2.1
WSW
7
2
WSW
7
1.7
SW
6
1.5
SW
6
1.7
SSW
6
2.3
SW
7
3.5
SW
8
3.5
SW
9
2.5
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
5
8
39
12
11
0
0
284
382
380
350
230
0
0
469
1689
1991
1119
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
45
SW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
S
40
SSW
55
SW
55
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
8:22PM1.46m
8:47AM1.30m
8:50PM1.53m
9:15AM1.38m
9:20PM1.59m
Low Tide
3:53PM0.23m
4:14AM-0.05m
4:25PM0.18m
4:46AM-0.10m
4:59PM0.16m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:04
8:01
8:00
 mm
6
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
17
17
16
16
18
19
19
18
18
18
17
17
18
19
19
18
18
Feels °C
16
17
15
15
15
14
13
13
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
11
10
10
12
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