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Swanage surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 08 Dec 2025 GMTForecast 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
11.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Swanage today?
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 7PM is: 2.5m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Dec) | 8ft (2.4m) | 20s |
| Evening (08 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 4488 | 4900 | 5741 | 5299 | 6183 | 1657 | 1734 | 1993 | 2316 | 4969 | 3369 | 2427 | 1919 | 1749 | 1468 | 1100 | 761 | 624 | 503 | 383 | 315 | 350 | 234 | 290 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:59PM 1.22 | 2:22AM 0.99 | 10:06AM 1.44 | 10:46PM 1.10 | 3:12AM 1.01 | 10:51AM 1.31 | 11:41PM 0.98 | 3:58AM 1.03 | 11:39AM 1.16 | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:45PM -0.15 | 12:45AM 0.93 | 6:03AM 0.27 | 6:32PM -0.05 | 1:13AM 0.91 | 6:51AM 0.39 | 7:20PM 0.07 | 1:37AM 0.91 | 7:42AM 0.50 | |||||||||||||||
Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:58 | - |
| Sunset | 4:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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