Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 12PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the SW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 36 | 42 | 86 | 64 | 40 | 37 | 72 | 62 | 70 | 1216 | 1053 | 850 | 606 | 543 | 543 | 639 | 639 | 701 | 469 | 445 | 722 | 642 | 216 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:53AM1.57m | 10:08PM1.58m | 10:29AM1.54m | 10:48PM1.49m | 11:08AM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:32AM-0.03m | 5:53PM0.08m | 6:13AM0.06m | 6:37PM0.12m | 6:58AM0.18m | 7:24PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 5 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | SW 6 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 606 | 543 | 543 | — | 355 | 527 | 469 | 178 | 187 | 153 | 216 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 6 | — | — | — | SW 13 | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 14 | — | — | SW 13 |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 42 | 89 | 421 | — | — | 85 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | SE 4 | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | — | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | — |
| kJ | 36 | 42 | 86 | 64 | 40 | 37 | 72 | 62 | 70 | 1216 | 1053 | 850 | — | 5 | — | 639 | 639 | 701 | — | 445 | 722 | 642 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 108 | 100 | 109 | 778 | 799 | 248 | 486 | 253 | 207 | 80 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 55 | 61 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 |
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