Swanage Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.61° N 1.96° W

Swanage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Swanage sea temperature is
18.8°C
3.2° 

Swanage surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Swanage today (02 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Swanage at 10PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)--
Afternoon (02 Oct)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (02 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
10
0.9
SW
9
0.8
SW
9
0.7
SW
9
0.6
SW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
SW
7
0.4
SW
7
0.3
WSW
7
0.3
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
192
112
91
75
57
46
45
44
24
23
22
22
21
14
13
9
9
6
6
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
SSW
10
SW
10
W
5
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
4:38PM0.76m
00:18AM1.16m
5:23AM0.84m
12:40PM1.18m
5:28PM0.83m
1:22AM0.96m
6:17AM0.93m
1:52PM1.03m
6:07PM0.92m
Low Tide
3:41PM0.74m
8:17PM0.28m
3:36AM0.77m
8:44AM0.45m
4:10PM0.81m
9:21PM0.35m
3:55AM0.82m
9:54AM0.54m
4:43PM0.90m
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Temp °C
16
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18
16
Feels °C
13
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13
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13
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