Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 1PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | W 9 | — | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:19AM0.88m | 5:00PM1.00m | 5:14AM0.88m | 5:47PM1.05m | 6:09AM0.93m | 6:28PM1.11m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:52AM0.57m | 00:41AM0.60m | 12:56PM0.59m | 1:51AM0.49m | 2:00PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 217 | 217 | 217 | 813 | 813 | 446 | 217 | 217 | 372 | 372 | 613 | 1863 | 1425 | 829 | 594 | 610 | 804 | 804 | 582 | 582 | 582 | 582 | 376 |
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