Swanage Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.61° N 1.96° W

Swanage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Swanage sea temperature is
20.7° C
4.0° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Swanage at 2AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (12 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (12 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.8
E
5
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
4
0.9
E
4
0.9
ESE
5
0.8
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.4
SW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
29
27
67
83
50
32
22
21
16
31
35
31
32
21
33
38
38
25
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
20
E
15
SSE
15
SSW
15
WSW
20
NW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
7:32PM1.48m
8:05AM1.30m
8:14PM1.59m
8:47AM1.36m
8:54PM1.65m
Low Tide
3:08PM0.15m
3:36AM-0.19m
3:53PM0.06m
4:19AM-0.30m
4:36PM0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:36
8:34
8:31
 mm
Temp °C
20
22
21
18
19
20
22
24
27
29
28
25
23
23
24
22
23
27
24
Feels °C
16
18
18
14
16
17
18
19
22
24
23
22
20
20
21
20
21
25
22
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