Swanage Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.61° N 1.96° W

Swanage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Swanage sea temperature is
19.1°C
3.1° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Swanage at 2AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 25). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (26 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (26 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
WSW
15
0.6
WSW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
SW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
196
174
144
138
92
68
67
39
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
11
11
11
12
Wind (km/h)
15
W
25
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:55PM1.45m
8:20AM1.41m
8:24PM1.53m
8:49AM1.50m
8:57PM1.59m
Low Tide
3:23PM0.23m
3:41AM-0.03m
3:58PM0.14m
4:15AM-0.08m
4:34PM0.09m
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Temp °C
20
17
16
14
14
13
14
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
17
17
17
17
18
Feels °C
18
12
12
10
11
11
13
15
14
14
14
14
13
14
14
15
14
14
15
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