Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 11AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Tue morning, light winds from the SW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | W 12 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | W 9 | SW 7 | E 4 | E 3 | E 4 | ESE 4 | W 8 | W 9 | SE 4 | W 9 | WSW 9 | SW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 104 | 101 | 65 | 52 | 32 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 104 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:28AM1.05m | 7:28PM1.26m | 7:55AM1.13m | 7:55PM1.37m | 8:21AM1.22m | 8:22PM1.46m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:47AM0.28m | 2:53PM0.38m | 3:15AM0.15m | 3:22PM0.30m | 3:44AM0.04m | 3:53PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | WSW 9 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 27 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 104 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | — | W 10 | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | S 4 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 8 | W 9 | E 4 | W 9 | ESE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 12 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 4 | SW 7 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | E 4 | E 3 | E 4 | ESE 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — |
| kJ | 200 | 143 | 104 | 101 | 65 | 52 | 32 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 28 | 42 | 47 | 56 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 226 | 219 | 217 | 186 | 184 | 185 | 167 | 170 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 217 | 186 | 306 | 271 | 441 | 441 | 441 | 329 | 246 | 136 | 137 | 178 |
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