Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 12AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 11). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 4 | W 15 | W 14 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 140 | 75 | 30 | 48 | 26 | 70 | 36 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 41 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:35PM1.60m | 9:04AM1.46m | 9:12PM1.60m | 9:38AM1.48m | 9:49PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:16PM0.00m | 4:37AM-0.26m | 4:55PM0.00m | 5:15AM-0.18m | 5:34PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | — | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | — | W 15 | W 14 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 140 | — | 30 | 48 | 26 | 70 | 33 | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | — | 41 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 4 | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — |
| kJ | 72 | 75 | 7 | — | — | 26 | 36 | 18 | 63 | 90 | 74 | 61 | 56 | 59 | 64 | 52 | 48 | 56 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 12 | 61 | 32 | 109 | 32 | 223 | 329 | 246 | 246 | 223 | 246 | 246 | 246 | 155 | 178 | 216 | 12 | 14 |
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