Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 6PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue morning, severe gales from the SSE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 9 | SW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 44 | 44 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 533 | 1205 | 1659 | 1358 | 1177 | 845 | 1524 | 1247 | 732 | 471 | 688 | 495 | 343 | 353 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 5:57PM0.97m | 6:49AM1.03m | 6:09PM1.06m | 6:54AM1.12m | 6:28PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:05AM0.72m | 00:12AM0.48m | 12:53PM0.63m | 1:10AM0.36m | 1:38PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
mm | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 16 | 25 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 19 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 688 | 495 | — | 71 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 44 | 44 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 8 | — | WSW 8 | SW 8 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | W 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | S 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 9 | 6 | 15 | 12 | 25 | 76 | 209 | 533 | 1205 | 1659 | 1358 | 1177 | 845 | 1524 | 1247 | 732 | 471 | 388 | 266 | 343 | 353 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 34 | 157 | 139 | 109 | 371 | 340 | 441 | 441 | 489 | 441 | 441 | 444 | 302 | 227 | 179 | 0 | 173 | 170 | 289 | 468 |
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