- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Swanage Surf Forecast
/ South Coast (36 surf breaks) /
Surf Forecasts:
Swanage surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 BSTForecast 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
11.4° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Swanage today?
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 3PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 22). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (22 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (22 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Wed morning, light winds from the E by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Sat 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SW 10 | SW 10 | E 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | |
7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 144 | 117 | 139 | 166 | 146 | 170 | 59 | 58 | 159 | 132 | 190 | 171 | 142 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:46AM1.22m | 4:31PM0.90m | 00:01AM1.29m | 4:26AM0.84m | 12:40PM1.03m | 5:27PM0.97m | 00:56AM1.13m | 5:16AM0.91m | 2:09PM0.87m | 6:20PM1.04m | 2:24AM1.00m | 5:51AM0.97m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:39AM0.09m | 2:53PM0.84m | 8:03PM0.36m | 3:41AM0.84m | 8:35AM0.18m | 3:12PM0.85m | 9:02PM0.49m | 4:07AM0.89m | 9:40AM0.26m | 3:12PM0.86m | 10:14PM0.56m | 4:35AM0.96m | ||||||||||||
 | |  | |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | 8:16 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
 kJ | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 5 | 4 | 21 | 73 | 64 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 108 | 132 | 190 | 171 | 142 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 10 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | 322 | 314 | 335 | 282 | 245 | 253 | 219 | 144 | 117 | 139 | 166 | 146 | 170 | 219 | 194 | 159 | 121 | 97 | 62 | 43 | 42 | 32 | 37 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 320 | 320 | 306 | 306 | 327 | 346 | 326 | 320 | 571 | 306 | 273 | 170 | 320 | 167 | 157 | 12 | 167 | 238 | 159 | 157 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Swanage surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest