Swanage Surf Break

Swanage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 50.61° N 1.96° W

Issued: 12 pm 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Swanage sea temperature is
17.4° C

2.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Swanage at 3PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (02 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (02 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
9
1
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.6
WSW
6
0.5
SW
5
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
29
73
43
21
14
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
0
10
10
10
10
9
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
0
NNE
20
SW
25
WSW
20
W
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:56AM1.18m
1:56PM0.86m
10:02PM1.44m
10:29AM1.18m
2:42PM0.85m
10:34PM1.44m
11:03AM1.17m
3:26PM0.85m
11:07PM1.42m
Low Tide
1:17PM0.85m
5:50PM0.31m
6:15AM0.04m
1:45PM0.84m
6:24PM0.34m
6:49AM0.06m
2:18PM0.83m
7:00PM0.39m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:00
5:00
5:01
5:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:22
9:22
9:22
9:22
 mm
Temp °C
18
21
23
23
19
17
15
15
17
19
20
20
19
17
16
16
18
22
24
24
19
18
18
18
Feels °C
14
17
18
18
15
13
12
13
17
15
15
16
17
15
14
15
16
19
20
21
17
16
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
6
0.6
WSW
6
0.5
SW
5
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.3
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
4
Energy kJ
9
29
43
21
14
8
8
6
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
7
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
6
0.1
W
6
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
10
Energy kJ
2
8
8
12
11
11
3
1
11
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
12
0.2
WSW
9
Energy kJ
6
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
0.3
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
N
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
4
0.5
WSW
4
0.5
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.5
WSW
3
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
5
0.5
W
4
Energy kJ
93
85
73
1
3
4
4
1
3
10
8
9
5
3
3
5
24
30
28
17
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
178
137
137
32
47
137
137
108
108
108
330
319
155
155
137
155
216
320
467
137
253
178
178
180
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
6
9
9
9
9
7
9
5
6
8
5
7
5
6
5
5
5
5
9
9
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