Swanage surf break

Swanage surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 11 Apr 2026 BST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Swanage surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Swanage sea temperature is
10.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Swanage today?

The current surf forecast for Swanage at 12PM is: 2.1m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 11). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)6ft (1.8m)6s
Afternoon (11 Apr)8ft (2.5m)7s
Evening (11 Apr)11ft (3.5m)8s

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


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Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.5
SE
1.8
WSW
2.2
WSW
3
WSW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
1.4
SW
2.2
SW
1.9
SW
2.1
WSW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
WSW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
WSW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
Period(s) (?)145668888881616161514141388811888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5310253414972126915801351114795110522496180617763012031181008298270886046
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSW
40
WNW
35
W
45
WSW
40
WSW
45
SW
45
SW
45
SW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
S
10
SSW
15
S
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:25AM
0.88
5:53AM
0.89
6:49PM
0.93
6:00AM
0.97
6:57PM
1.01
6:12AM
1.08
6:57PM
1.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:36AM
0.85
10:46AM
0.58
11:29PM
0.71
12:36PM
0.47
1:07AM
0.61
1:29PM
0.32
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
Sunrise-6:22-------6:20-------6:18------
Sunset-----7:54-------7:57-------7:58--
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------------111----
Temp. °C1198999899910101099888910101099
Feels °C (?)50-1-2-1-2-2-10133446555555656
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