Swanage Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.61° N 1.96° W

Swanage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 28 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.


Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (28 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (28 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sat afternoon, moderate winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
4
0.1
W
12
1.9
WSW
6
2.1
WSW
6
2
WSW
6
1.6
SW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.3
SW
6
1.9
SSW
6
2.1
SSW
6
3.5
SW
8
3
SW
9
3
SW
9
2.5
WSW
10
2
WSW
9
1.1
SW
9
1.3
SW
9
1.3
SW
8
0.9
WSW
8
1.5
SW
6
1.8
SW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
3
0
382
312
182
0
0
0
357
1352
1611
1417
1102
674
190
249
229
103
0
239
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
SW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
25
S
35
S
45
SSW
50
SW
40
W
40
W
40
W
30
W
20
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
35
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:47AM1.30m
8:50PM1.53m
9:15AM1.38m
9:20PM1.59m
9:45AM1.43m
9:52PM1.60m
Low Tide
4:25PM0.18m
4:46AM-0.10m
4:59PM0.16m
5:20AM-0.11m
5:35PM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:01
8:00
7:58
 mm
1
10
1
2
2
Temp °C
19
19
19
18
18
17
17
16
18
19
19
20
17
17
16
16
18
19
19
17
17
Feels °C
14
13
12
12
13
13
13
12
13
13
11
14
11
11
12
13
14
14
14
14
12
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