Swanage Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.61° N 1.96° W

Swanage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Swanage sea temperature is
19.8°C
3.3° 

Swanage surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Swanage today (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Swanage at 3AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (11 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (11 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the NNW by Fri night).

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
1.1
SW
6
0.9
SW
6
0.7
SW
8
0.9
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
8
0.5
SW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
4
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
14
1.3
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
1
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
223
141
75
47
67
140
94
30
28
33
26
56
0
4
4
0
0
0
0
11
11
0
10
31
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
NW
15
W
20
W
20
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
25
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
8:29AM1.41m
8:35PM1.60m
9:04AM1.46m
9:12PM1.60m
9:38AM1.48m
9:49PM1.56m
Low Tide
3:58AM-0.26m
4:16PM0.00m
4:37AM-0.26m
4:55PM0.00m
5:15AM-0.18m
5:34PM0.04m
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:37
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:31
7:29
7:27
 mm
1
1
1
9
Temp °C
17
17
17
18
20
21
20
18
17
16
15
16
17
18
18
18
17
17
17
18
20
21
21
19
Feels °C
13
15
15
16
18
18
17
17
16
15
13
12
12
14
14
15
14
14
14
16
18
18
20
18
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