Swanage surf break

Swanage surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 22 Feb 2026 GMT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Swanage surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Swanage sea temperature is
8.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Swanage today?

The current surf forecast for Swanage at 11AM is: 2.4m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am February 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Feb)8ft (2.5m)7s
Afternoon (22 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (22 Feb)3ft (0.9m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.2
SW
1.1
WSW
1.8
SW
0.9
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
2
WSW
1.9
SW
1
SW
2
WSW
1.2
WSW
0.7
SW
1.6
SW
0.6
WSW
0.5
SW
0.4
WSW
1
SW
1
SW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SW
Period(s) (?)77771471515151661616615151414131366712
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)567696671529465271309128914721822299184548329959622099213388677380127479
Wind
(km/h)
45
SW
45
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:28AM
1.51
10:57PM
1.37
11:11AM
1.36
11:42PM
1.25
12:01PM
1.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:15AM
0.24
6:37PM
0.10
7:01AM
0.32
7:24PM
0.26
7:55AM
0.42
8:21PM
0.42
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
Sunrise--7:07-------7:05-------7:03-----
Sunset----5:36-------5:37-------5:38---
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-22---------------------
Temp. °C1111111111111099101010111111111110101011121312
Feels °C (?)334555433434546776446898
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