Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 10AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 10 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 9 | — | W 8 | W 7 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 11 | 42 | 29 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 1:36PM1.14m | 1:54AM1.09m | 2:59PM1.07m | 3:40AM0.98m | 4:46PM1.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:04AM0.32m | 9:41PM0.52m | 10:07AM0.43m | 11:08PM0.53m | 11:44AM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 10 | W 10 | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | — | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 11 | 42 | 29 | 2 | 2 | — | 32 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | W 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | W 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | W 5 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | — | — | WSW 6 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 35 | — | — | 29 | 37 | 77 | 42 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 5 | 16 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 252 | 135 | 271 | 253 | 414 | 337 | 12 | 324 | 324 | 340 | 340 | 340 | 386 | 386 | 372 | 372 | 505 | 505 | 271 | 271 | 271 | 250 | 250 |
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