Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 10AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 11). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun night, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 6 | W 11 | W 14 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 243 | 212 | 159 | 30 | 17 | 142 | 383 | 314 | 303 | 0 | 164 | 103 | 329 | 268 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:38AM1.50m | 8:51PM1.50m | 9:10AM1.52m | 9:26PM1.47m | 9:43AM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:13AM-0.09m | 4:35PM0.00m | 4:51AM-0.01m | 5:12PM0.04m | 5:28AM0.10m | 5:48PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | SW 12 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 11 | SW 11 | WSW 13 | SW 7 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SW 12 | SE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | WSW 6 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 11 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 49 | 21 | 30 | 17 | 142 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 164 | 82 | 329 | 268 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | — | WSW 7 | WSW 12 | W 8 | SW 12 | SW 11 | W 11 | W 14 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | WSW 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 5 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 4 | — | 42 | 78 | — | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 45 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | — | WSW 12 | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | — | 14 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 5 | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 32 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 15 | 54 | 126 | 243 | 212 | 159 | 178 | 131 | 62 | 383 | 314 | 303 | 134 | — | 103 | 85 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 137 | 34 | 99 | 226 | 109 | 110 | 109 | 203 | 170 | 115 | 147 | 110 | 109 | 109 | 100 | 100 | 110 | 179 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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