Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 10AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 9 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | S 13 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 29 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 1:28AM0.87m | 5:02PM0.89m | 5:56AM0.83m | 5:56PM0.96m | 6:31AM0.89m | 6:30PM1.05m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:38AM0.65m | 11:44PM0.68m | 12:36PM0.69m | 1:41AM0.55m | 1:46PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | NE 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | W 9 | W 9 | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 29 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | ENE 4 | SW 9 | W 9 | — | SW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | — | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 9 | — | — | W 8 | S 13 | — | S 15 | S 15 | W 8 | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 14 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | SW 6 | — | — | NNE 2 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 3 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 9 | — | — | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 110 | 148 | 155 | 112 | 479 | 157 | 198 | 108 | 117 | 167 | 154 | 170 | 271 | 323 | 218 | 186 | 170 | 186 | 230 | 236 | 227 | 217 | 155 |
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