Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 4PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 11 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 10 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 13 | SW 20 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 49 | 31 | 40 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 6:08PM0.93m | 6:54AM0.92m | 6:27PM1.02m | 7:07AM1.00m | 6:45PM1.13m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:25AM0.74m | 1:11AM0.59m | 1:19PM0.65m | 1:44AM0.45m | 1:51PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 11 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 13 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 49 | 31 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | SW 13 | W 6 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 12 | — | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 7 | 1 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 8 | W 12 | — | — | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 20 | W 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 40 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 137 | 12 | 179 | 137 | 99 | 99 | 100 | 108 | 100 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 108 | 100 | 108 |
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