Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 1AM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 16ft (5.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat night, min 11°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sat night, moderate winds from the SW 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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5676 | 3563 | 2496 | 385 | 384 | 201 | 258 | 550 | 1980 | 4303 | 5891 | 3998 | 2632 | 2220 | 2017 | 789 | 613 | 375 | 778 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:54PM1.27m | 7:24AM1.36m | 7:25PM1.39m | 7:50AM1.47m | 7:59PM1.49m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:16PM0.37m | 2:28AM0.12m | 2:54PM0.24m | 3:07AM0.04m | 3:33PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | -1 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 13 | SW 11 | — | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 723 | 325 | — | 110 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 375 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 5676 | 3563 | 2496 | 385 | 384 | 201 | 258 | 550 | 1980 | 4303 | 5891 | 3998 | 2632 | 2220 | 2017 | 789 | 613 | 293 | 778 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 414 | 798 | 444 | 444 | 227 | 246 | 340 | 801 | 804 | 803 | 801 | 792 | 778 | 778 | 339 | 801 | 320 | 179 | 179 |
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