Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 6PM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue morning, light winds from the SSW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SE 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2308 | 2034 | 1797 | 1411 | 1216 | 1108 | 1597 | 1467 | 1161 | 1052 | 558 | 435 | 330 | 247 | 199 | 153 | 137 | 90 | 31 | 30 | 20 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:56AM1.62m | 8:13PM1.57m | 8:32AM1.63m | 8:54PM1.53m | 9:10AM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:54PM-0.02m | 4:13AM0.02m | 4:38PM-0.03m | 4:59AM0.10m | 5:24PM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 5 | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1597 | 1467 | 1161 | 1052 | 558 | 435 | 330 | 247 | 199 | 153 | 137 | 90 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 31 | 30 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 2308 | 2034 | 1797 | 1411 | 1216 | 1108 | 1144 | 983 | 890 | 658 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 514 | 511 | 804 | 0 | 179 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 109 | 117 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
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