Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 4PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | ESE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | SW 12 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 7 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 36 | 48 | 64 | 55 | 65 | 160 | 6 | 102 | 58 | 40 | 34 | 34 | 49 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:47PM1.35m | 7:21AM1.22m | 7:32PM1.48m | 8:05AM1.30m | 8:14PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:18PM0.27m | 2:50AM-0.02m | 3:08PM0.15m | 3:36AM-0.19m | 3:53PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 26 |
Feels °C | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 7 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | — | WSW 3 | — | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | — | W 8 | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | — | SW 7 | — | WSW 3 | — | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 16 | — | 5 | — | 6 | 18 | 36 | 48 | 64 | 55 | 65 | 160 | 148 | 102 | 58 | 40 | 34 | 34 | 49 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 244 | 271 | 244 | 319 | 217 | 217 | 271 | 280 | 314 | 579 | 572 | 217 | 209 | 170 | 167 | 167 | 159 | 108 | 198 | 136 | 12 |
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