Swanage Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.61° N 1.96° W

Swanage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Swanage sea temperature is
20.7°C
3.9° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Swanage at 6AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Afternoon (24 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (24 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Mon morning, calm by Tue night).

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
4
1.3
ESE
5
1.5
E
6
0.2
WSW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.1
W
12
1.2
E
6
1
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.3
SW
8
0.3
SW
8
0.3
SW
8
0.3
SW
8
0.2
SSW
8
0.2
SSW
8
0.1
W
9
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
85
144
9
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
96
58
32
16
11
11
10
10
6
6
2
5
3
Wind (km/h)
25
E
30
E
30
E
40
E
40
E
35
E
35
E
35
ENE
35
NE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
25
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SSW
10
SW
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
E
25
E
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
7:00AM0.97m
7:00PM1.16m
7:28AM1.05m
7:28PM1.26m
7:55AM1.13m
7:55PM1.37m
Low Tide
2:17AM0.41m
2:22PM0.48m
2:47AM0.28m
2:53PM0.38m
3:15AM0.15m
3:22PM0.30m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:09
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:09
8:07
8:06
 mm
1
Temp °C
18
17
15
17
19
19
21
18
17
18
18
19
21
20
19
18
18
18
18
19
20
20
20
20
Feels °C
14
12
9
10
12
12
14
11
11
13
13
14
17
17
17
16
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
17
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