Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 12AM is: 0.3m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 20 | WSW 12 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 15 | 14 | 47 | 75 | 86 | 110 | 81 | 79 | 46 | 44 | 44 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:45PM1.13m | 7:19AM1.09m | 7:05PM1.23m | 7:35AM1.19m | 7:28PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:51PM0.54m | 2:11AM0.31m | 2:21PM0.43m | 2:39AM0.17m | 2:51PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 6 | 14 | 47 | 75 | 86 | 110 | 81 | 79 | 46 | 44 | 44 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | W 6 | SW 19 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | WSW 3 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 7 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | SW 20 | W 6 | W 7 | ESE 3 | — | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — | W 3 | NNE 2 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 108 | 108 | 108 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 55 | 14 | 34 | 34 | 108 | 100 | 99 | 100 | 108 | 108 | 108 |
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