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Swanage surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 17 Apr 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
11.0° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Swanage today?
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 5PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 167 | 99 | 95 | 144 | 414 | 325 | 289 | 235 | 219 | 190 | 249 | 103 | 143 | 97 | 94 | 68 | 39 | 39 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:17AM 1.56 | 8:42PM 1.60 | 8:56AM 1.61 | 9:18PM 1.64 | 9:36AM 1.60 | 9:55PM 1.62 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:10PM -0.10 | 4:34AM -0.01 | 4:53PM -0.09 | 5:17AM -0.06 | 5:37PM -0.02 | 6:02AM -0.05 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:03 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 8:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:07 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
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