Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 3PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | E 3 | E 3 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 32 | 24 | 16 | 12 | 45 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:43AM1.35m | 1:29PM1.02m | 9:51PM1.63m | 10:26AM1.31m | 2:18PM1.02m | 10:32PM1.58m | 11:09AM1.25m | 3:04PM1.01m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:44PM1.02m | 5:38PM0.06m | 6:04AM-0.31m | 1:20PM1.01m | 6:21PM0.12m | 6:47AM-0.22m | 1:58PM0.99m | 7:04PM0.22m | |||||||||||||
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 | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | W 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | ESE 3 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 28 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | SW 5 | W 6 | W 8 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 6 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 5 | W 7 | SW 5 | W 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | W 8 | SW 5 | W 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WNW 4 | NE 2 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | E 3 | E 3 |
| kJ | 32 | 24 | 16 | 12 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 405 | 453 | 395 | 395 | 395 | 109 | 111 | 201 | 479 | 479 | 479 | 903 | 1250 | 548 | 492 | 496 | 491 | 491 | 491 | 491 | |
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