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Swanage surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 03 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Swanage surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Swanage sea temperature is
11.9° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Swanage today?
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 4AM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 03). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (03 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 7 | SW 7 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | E 6 | |
3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 22 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 9:22AM1.35m | 9:36PM1.44m | 9:56AM1.31m | 10:07PM1.39m | 10:28AM1.24m | 2:54PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:08AM0.10m | 5:22PM0.23m | 5:42AM0.14m | 5:56PM0.31m | 6:17AM0.20m | 2:18PM0.76m | 6:30PM0.39m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | W 8 | SW 5 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | NE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | SW 7 |
 kJ | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | W 8 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | W 8 | — | — | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 5 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | E 3 | — | — | E 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 246 | 246 | 246 | 246 | 570 | 570 | 297 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 246 | 246 | 250 | 250 | 238 | 306 | 306 | 306 | 246 | 318 | 345 | 318 | 324 | 318 |
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