Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (18 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 9PM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue morning, near gales from the W by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 4 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 70 | 73 | 68 | 34 | 47 | 29 | 54 | 53 | 31 | 40 | 34 | 33 | 49 | 46 | 44 | 44 | 16 | 0 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 5:16PM0.83m | 00:54AM0.79m | 6:09AM0.89m | 1:04PM0.88m | 5:42PM0.90m | 6:35AM0.96m | 5:57PM0.97m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:43PM0.81m | 9:12PM0.55m | 2:53AM0.75m | 9:30AM0.72m | 3:17PM0.85m | 10:26PM0.56m | 11:05AM0.72m | ||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | |  |  |  | | | | | |  |  | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | E 6 | W 10 | N 4 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 16 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 15 | E 4 | SW 13 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 11 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 4 | 46 | 11 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 10 | N 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 4 | SW 14 | E 4 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 34 | 1 | 49 | 1 | 44 | 44 | 16 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 14 | W 19 | — | — | — | W 10 | SW 12 | S 3 | S 4 | — | WSW 11 | — | — | — | WSW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 22 | — | — | — | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | N 3 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 70 | 73 | 68 | 34 | 47 | 29 | 54 | 53 | 31 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 44 | 40 | 21 | 38 | 54 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 188 | 192 | 256 | 254 | 190 | 179 | 109 | 129 | 141 | 118 | 108 | 100 | 108 | 100 | 34 | 12 | 137 | 12 | 216 |
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