Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (20 Aug):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 9PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 9 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 51 | 27 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:16PM0.98m | 1:28AM0.87m | 5:02PM0.89m | 5:56AM0.83m | 5:56PM0.96m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:50AM0.52m | 9:27PM0.63m | 9:38AM0.65m | 11:44PM0.68m | 12:36PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 9 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | ENE 4 | SW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 3 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | E 4 | ESE 4 | E 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 60 | 51 | 27 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | NE 3 | SW 9 | — | — | WSW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 8 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | — | — | — | SW 8 | — | S 15 | S 15 | W 10 | — | — | W 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | NW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | — | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | W 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 80 | 80 | 160 | 108 | 77 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | — | 14 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 5 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 491 | 323 | 511 | 320 | 47 | 12 | 137 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 171 | 198 | 108 | 154 | 154 | 155 | 223 | 209 | 108 | 244 |
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