Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 6PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 08). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 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 (08 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 5 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | W 12 | W 11 | SW 5 |
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 kJ | 47 | 45 | 41 | 24 | 10 | 39 | 43 | 108 | 118 | 80 | 61 | 45 | 26 | 25 | 36 | 24 | 23 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:39PM1.31m | 7:19AM1.22m | 7:19PM1.45m | 7:54AM1.32m | 7:58PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:04PM0.28m | 2:32AM-0.05m | 2:52PM0.15m | 3:17AM-0.19m | 3:35PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — |
mm | 10 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | W 12 | W 11 | — |
| kJ | 47 | 20 | 41 | 24 | 10 | 39 | 43 | 108 | 118 | — | — | 45 | 26 | 25 | 36 | 24 | 23 | — | 3 | 2 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 46 | 45 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 3 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 27 | 52 | 74 | 67 | 66 | 7 | 3 | 80 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 23 | 64 | 119 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 804 | 804 | 339 | 320 | 320 | 137 | 137 | 32 | 55 | 12 | 47 | 109 | 109 | 14 | 53 | 110 | 246 | 246 | 160 | 227 |
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