Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 2AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun night, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | WSW 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 9 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 36 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 42 | 40 | 75 | 99 | 472 | 114 | 104 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:18PM1.03m | 3:30AM0.90m | 7:12AM0.89m | 4:35PM1.04m | 6:20AM0.98m | 7:40AM0.98m | 5:53PM1.17m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:57PM0.47m | 5:28AM0.88m | 11:38AM0.53m | 00:35AM0.34m | 7:07AM0.98m | 1:05PM0.42m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 9 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | — | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 16 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 75 | 99 | — | 114 | 104 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 8 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | WSW 8 | SW 16 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 36 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 7 | 42 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 10 | W 10 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | — | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 13 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 35 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 472 | 74 | 56 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 136 | 99 | 100 | 34 | 108 | 133 | 137 | 110 | 137 | 137 | 190 | 137 | 179 | 23 | 137 | 179 | 320 | 179 | 32 |
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