Swanage Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.61° N 1.96° W

Swanage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Swanage sea temperature is
20.4° C
3.7° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Swanage at 4PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)1ft (0.3m)4s
Afternoon (09 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)7s
Evening (09 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
4
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.8
WSW
4
0.1
W
8
0.6
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
SW
7
0.4
SW
7
0.4
SW
7
0.3
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.3
SW
7
0.7
E
4
1
E
5
1.2
E
5
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.5
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
2
2
0
1
15
16
7
12
12
11
7
6
7
7
16
47
75
88
91
146
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
S
25
WSW
25
W
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNE
5
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WNW
10
NNE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
30
ESE
25
E
20
E
25
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:56PM1.21m
6:32AM1.12m
6:47PM1.35m
7:21AM1.22m
7:32PM1.48m
Low Tide
1:16PM0.40m
1:58AM0.20m
2:18PM0.27m
2:50AM-0.02m
3:08PM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:47
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:39
8:37
8:36
 mm
Temp °C
22
23
23
22
19
17
16
16
19
21
22
22
22
22
19
18
18
19
21
23
21
Feels °C
20
22
18
18
15
15
15
15
19
21
20
20
20
19
18
15
14
14
16
18
17
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