Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (24 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 4PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the W by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:47PM1.05m | 6:09AM0.93m | 6:28PM1.11m | 6:52AM0.99m | 7:06PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:56PM0.59m | 1:51AM0.49m | 2:00PM0.52m | 2:34AM0.37m | 2:42PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 18 |
Feels °C | 21 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | W 3 | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 21 | 40 | 42 | 39 | 34 | 48 | 75 | 53 | 40 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 918 | 594 | 599 | 530 | 535 | 582 | 513 | 582 | 582 | 376 | 458 | 467 | 467 | 713 | 814 | 235 | 235 | 117 | |||
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