Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 9AM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 57mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Mainly gales. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SW 13 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | W 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1145 | 1289 | 931 | 564 | 726 | 275 | 170 | 381 | 1206 | 2270 | 12534 | 12034 | 11319 | 6583 | 1179 | 659 | 488 | 289 | 194 | 0 | 486 | 1750 | 3840 | 5677 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:54AM1.12m | 6:28PM1.16m | 7:04AM1.23m | 6:54PM1.27m | 7:24AM1.36m | 7:25PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:10AM0.36m | 1:38PM0.51m | 1:50AM0.23m | 2:16PM0.37m | 2:28AM0.12m | 2:54PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 10 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 1 | -6 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 11 | — | — | SSW 13 | SE 7 | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 726 | 275 | 170 | 71 | — | — | 7479 | 60 | — | — | 1179 | 659 | 488 | 207 | 110 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | S 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SW 13 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 7 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 1145 | 1289 | 931 | 564 | 339 | — | 18 | 381 | 1206 | 2270 | 12534 | 12034 | 11319 | 6583 | 820 | 412 | 353 | 289 | 194 | 201 | 486 | 1750 | 3840 | 5677 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 242 | 444 | 227 | 179 | 0 | 109 | 289 | 441 | 398 | 159 | 171 | 324 | 372 | 372 | 808 | 444 | 444 | 80 | 246 | 336 | 567 | 804 | 801 | 801 |
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