Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (07 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 1AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue night, strong winds from the WSW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | W 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:50PM1.14m | 7:10AM1.15m | 6:26PM1.26m | 7:09AM1.25m | 7:02PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:19AM0.11m | 1:46PM0.29m | 2:10AM-0.03m | 2:34PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 7 | W 7 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | W 7 | ENE 4 | W 8 | — | W 8 | W 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 | W 8 | W 7 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 9 | W 12 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 8 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | W 6 | W 10 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 3 | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 15 | 36 | 38 | 41 | 37 | 38 | 24 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 222 | 186 | 184 | 185 | 222 | 222 | 467 | 467 | 889 | 890 | 890 | 339 | 339 | 252 | 252 | 337 | 313 | 246 | 246 |
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