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Swanage surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 20 May 2026 BSTForecast 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
12.8° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Swanage today?
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 1AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 6 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | |
0 | 1027 | 299 | 424 | 469 | 88 | 75 | 69 | 46 | 46 | 40 | 53 | 58 | 64 | 106 | 137 | 140 | 140 | 117 | 112 | 106 | 104 | 102 | 65 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross | on | glassy | |
High Tide | 3:16PM0.95m | 11:02PM1.46m | 11:38AM1.16m | 4:10PM1.00m | 11:48PM1.34m | 12:35PM1.02m | 5:00PM1.04m | 00:41AM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:54PM0.91m | 6:59PM0.22m | 7:27AM-0.05m | 2:18PM0.91m | 7:49PM0.33m | 8:20AM0.04m | 2:40PM0.91m | 8:43PM0.44m | 9:16AM0.14m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 |
8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 22 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 |
 kJ | — | — | 299 | 424 | 469 | 69 | 55 | 69 | 46 | 46 | 40 | 53 | 58 | 64 | 106 | 137 | 140 | 140 | 117 | 112 | 106 | 104 | 102 | 65 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | ESE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 13 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | — | — | — | S 3 | ESE 3 | S 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 13 | SW 6 | — | SW 12 | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | — | E 3 | — |
| kJ | 244 | 1027 | 75 | — | 292 | 88 | 75 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 356 | 183 | 55 | 99 | 99 | 55 | 2 | 55 | 108 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 |
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