Swanage Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.61° N 1.96° W

Swanage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Swanage sea temperature is
19.1°C
3.2° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Swanage at 5PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (26 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (26 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the S by Sun afternoon).

Sat
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
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10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
SW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.9
SSE
4
0.4
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
11
1
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
7
0.9
SW
7
0.7
SW
7
0.6
SW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.5
SW
7
0.4
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
67
39
14
14
14
13
12
12
23
36
11
21
24
82
76
67
53
48
37
27
21
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
ESE
20
SE
25
SSE
30
S
30
SSW
30
S
25
WSW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
E
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
8:20AM1.41m
8:24PM1.53m
8:49AM1.50m
8:57PM1.59m
9:20AM1.56m
9:31PM1.61m
Low Tide
3:58PM0.14m
4:15AM-0.08m
4:34PM0.09m
4:52AM-0.08m
5:13PM0.06m
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Temp °C
14
16
16
15
15
15
16
17
17
17
17
18
15
14
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13
13
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16
16
Feels °C
13
15
13
13
14
13
12
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13
13
13
15
12
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11
11
11
13
13
14
13
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