Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (08 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 9PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 53 | 98 | 61 | 53 | 42 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:23PM1.09m | 2:30AM1.09m | 3:58PM1.11m | 4:13AM1.05m | 5:14PM1.19m | 5:34AM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:05PM0.57m | 10:27AM0.35m | 11:29PM0.55m | 11:57AM0.39m | 1:03AM0.43m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:19 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 27 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 11 | W 11 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | — | W 10 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 53 | 98 | 61 | 53 | 42 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 216 | 252 | 108 | 154 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 244 | 108 | 154 | 170 | 154 | 154 | 108 | 117 | 188 | 154 | 154 | 167 | 108 | 105 | 184 | 200 |
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