Swanage Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.61° N 1.96° W

Swanage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Swanage sea temperature is
19.0° C
3.3° 

Swanage surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Swanage today (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Swanage at 8PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Afternoon (17 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (17 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)8s

Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
8
0.2
SSW
6
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.7
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.6
ENE
3
0.5
ENE
4
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.4
E
4
0.4
ESE
3
0.5
E
4
0.9
E
5
1
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
4
1
1
1
18
7
7
8
8
9
5
4
9
43
55
33
16
1
1
2
Wind (km/h)
0
NNE
20
SSW
25
SW
25
W
15
W
15
NNW
25
NNE
25
NE
15
ENE
15
SE
15
S
10
SSW
15
ESE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
10
E
15
SE
10
SW
10
SSW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:26AM1.31m
2:18PM1.02m
10:32PM1.58m
11:09AM1.25m
3:04PM1.01m
11:13PM1.47m
11:52AM1.19m
3:47PM0.99m
Low Tide
1:20PM1.01m
6:21PM0.12m
6:47AM-0.22m
1:58PM0.99m
7:04PM0.22m
7:28AM-0.08m
2:39PM0.97m
7:47PM0.33m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:13
5:15
5:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:12
9:10
9:09
 mm
Temp °C
22
23
22
23
23
21
17
15
19
22
22
21
19
17
14
12
15
19
20
20
17
Feels °C
22
20
17
19
21
19
13
11
16
19
19
19
17
13
9
7
10
15
16
17
14
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