Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 1PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 126 | 186 | 203 | 196 | 174 | 144 | 138 | 92 | 68 | 67 | 60 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:56AM1.30m | 7:55PM1.45m | 8:20AM1.41m | 8:24PM1.53m | 8:49AM1.50m | 8:57PM1.59m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:08AM0.06m | 3:23PM0.23m | 3:41AM-0.03m | 3:58PM0.14m | 4:15AM-0.08m | 4:34PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 20 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 |
| kJ | 2 | 126 | 186 | 203 | 196 | 174 | 144 | 138 | 92 | 68 | 67 | 60 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | W 10 | E 3 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | WNW 3 | W 3 | NE 4 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 7 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 7 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 17 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 6 | WSW 10 | E 3 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 7 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 5 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 3 | — | WSW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | — | — | SW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 108 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 109 | 196 | 154 | 109 |
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