Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (03 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 7PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
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 kJ | 45 | 44 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:40PM1.18m | 5:28PM0.83m | 1:22AM0.96m | 6:17AM0.93m | 1:52PM1.03m | 6:07PM0.92m | 7:06AM1.02m | 4:52PM1.02m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:44AM0.45m | 4:10PM0.81m | 9:21PM0.35m | 3:55AM0.82m | 9:54AM0.54m | 4:43PM0.90m | 10:42PM0.36m | 11:24AM0.54m | |||||||||||||
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 | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 45 | 44 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 100 | 108 | 100 | 100 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 155 | 155 | 234 | 137 | 246 | 253 | 252 | 209 |
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