Swanage surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 01 Dec 2025 GMT
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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
11.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Swanage today?

The current surf forecast for Swanage at 12AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Dec)6ft (1.9m)10s
Afternoon (02 Dec)6ft (1.8m)15s
Evening (02 Dec)7.5ft (2.3m)16s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
0
1
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
SSW
4.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
2.5
SW
2.2
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
2.1
SW
2.3
SW
1
SW
1.8
SW
0.9
SW
1.9
SW
2
SW
1
SW
1.7
SW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
2.5
SSW
2
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
Period(s) (?)9910101010101015161616151515151514141377610
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)214628112172125010018047386261441214725484831500360158917154291187613402697400245461
Wind
(km/h)
60
SSW
70
S
40
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
35
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
40
SSW
50
S
40
WNW
25
W
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:36PM
1.19
5:20AM
1.35
5:28PM
1.30
5:59AM
1.47
6:15PM
1.39
6:39AM
1.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:15AM
0.19
12:59PM
0.28
1:15AM
0.11
1:51PM
0.10
2:08AM
0.05
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Sunrise------7:47-------7:48-------7:50-
Sunset4:06-------4:06-------4:05-------
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
-15111-1111----1111142--
Temp. °C131311101110101110109891010111110111110899
Feels °C (?)203454454323444454430-134
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