Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 6AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 9 | WSW 7 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | S 14 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 176 | 133 | 70 | 44 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:27PM1.58m | 10:52AM1.45m | 11:04PM1.51m | 11:30AM1.40m | 11:45PM1.39m | 12:12PM1.30m | 4:51PM0.75m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:33AM0.01m | 6:53PM0.24m | 7:14AM0.12m | 7:37PM0.31m | 7:59AM0.26m | 4:12PM0.75m | 8:27PM0.39m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 176 | 133 | 70 | 44 | 82 | — | — | 26 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 33 | 12 | 20 | 30 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 24 | 59 | 102 | 143 | 144 | 136 | 93 | 90 | 102 | 106 | 125 | 134 | 134 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 12 | 53 | 220 | 222 | 100 | 110 | 110 | 137 | 200 | 246 | 246 | 594 | 216 | 216 | 246 | 223 | 188 | 216 | 216 | 354 | 329 | 222 |
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