Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 3AM is: 0.2m 3s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 8 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 7 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:59PM1.07m | 3:40AM0.98m | 4:46PM1.10m | 5:27AM1.02m | 5:56PM1.21m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:08PM0.53m | 11:44AM0.48m | 00:49AM0.41m | 1:16PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | W 9 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | W 5 | — | — | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | — | W 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 8 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 17 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 386 | 386 | 372 | 505 | 505 | 570 | 318 | 345 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 246 | 246 | 344 | 594 | 594 | 467 | 246 |
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