Swanage Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.61° N 1.96° W

Swanage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

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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 (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) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Swanage at 8PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (12 Aug)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (12 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
5
0.7
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.2
WSW
10
0.6
E
4
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.5
W
9
0.9
WSW
4
1
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
20
13
10
9
17
16
21
65
33
38
38
10
38
20
14
9
47
0
0
24
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
E
15
SE
15
SSW
15
W
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
NW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
8:05AM1.30m
8:14PM1.59m
8:47AM1.36m
8:54PM1.65m
9:26AM1.39m
9:33PM1.65m
Low Tide
3:53PM0.06m
4:19AM-0.30m
4:36PM0.02m
5:01AM-0.34m
5:17PM0.03m
clear
clear
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
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:34
8:31
8:30
 mm
Temp °C
21
25
27
28
28
25
24
23
25
26
25
28
23
20
19
18
23
25
25
24
20
Feels °C
17
21
23
24
24
22
21
20
22
23
23
25
21
19
18
17
22
22
22
21
17
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