Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 9AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 24 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:05AM1.11m | 8:13PM1.36m | 8:37AM1.17m | 8:43PM1.43m | 9:08AM1.21m | 9:13PM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:42AM0.16m | 3:49PM0.30m | 4:13AM0.07m | 4:20PM0.26m | 4:44AM0.00m | 4:52PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 24 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | W 9 | W 8 | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | W 8 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | NW 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 18 | 61 | 83 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 110 | 100 | 137 | 108 | 133 | 112 | 220 | 217 | 217 | 217 | 217 | 246 | 253 | 320 | 320 | 246 | 246 | 246 | 246 | 319 | 320 | 801 | 801 | 53 |
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