Swanage Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.61° N 1.96° W

Swanage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Swanage sea temperature is
20.0°C
3.4° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Swanage at 8AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 08). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (08 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (08 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
11
0.9
SW
5
0.4
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
7
0.6
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.5
SW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
7
0.1
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
186
371
161
46
45
59
24
18
37
42
112
73
62
46
33
26
25
25
24
15
14
19
5
2
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
20
W
20
NNW
35
NW
35
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
N
5
N
0
W
10
WSW
20
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:45AM1.10m
6:39PM1.31m
7:19AM1.22m
7:19PM1.45m
7:54AM1.32m
7:58PM1.55m
Low Tide
1:42AM0.14m
2:04PM0.28m
2:32AM-0.05m
2:52PM0.15m
3:17AM-0.19m
3:35PM0.05m
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:37
7:36
7:34
 mm
2
9
7
2
Temp °C
17
15
15
15
16
18
16
15
14
13
13
14
16
18
17
15
14
14
14
15
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
13
12
11
13
12
11
9
10
9
9
9
10
12
14
13
12
12
13
13
14
12
11
13
12
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