
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (19 Jul):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 9PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | - | - |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 4 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | E 5 | E 3 | W 9 | W 11 | W 8 | W 8 | E 4 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:47PM0.99m | 11:55PM1.33m | 12:38PM1.11m | 4:25PM0.97m | 00:38AM1.16m | 1:33PM1.03m | 4:45PM0.95m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:39PM0.97m | 7:47PM0.33m | 8:10AM0.09m | 3:23PM0.96m | 8:32PM0.44m | 8:52AM0.27m | 4:19PM0.95m | 9:22PM0.55m | |||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 |
3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 7 | W 7 | — | W 10 | — | E 5 | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
— | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | W 8 | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | — |
— | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | E 3 | — | — | — | — | E 4 | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 |
— | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 271 | 479 | 491 | 491 | 398 | 333 | 333 | 330 | 271 | 236 | 271 | 570 | 398 | 184 | 186 | 186 | 227 | 271 | 271 |
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