Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 10AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 11 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 17 | 36 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 233 | 223 | 254 | 233 | 279 | 246 | 279 | 246 | 0 | 12 | 49 | 28 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:03AM0.75m | 12:20PM1.04m | 5:04PM0.78m | 00:36AM0.89m | 5:54AM0.80m | 12:53PM0.90m | 5:44PM0.85m | 1:19AM0.74m | 6:32AM0.85m | 6:08PM0.93m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:49AM0.74m | 8:16AM0.58m | 4:10PM0.78m | 8:46PM0.59m | 3:45AM0.75m | 9:00AM0.68m | 3:49PM0.82m | 9:54PM0.66m | 2:33AM0.74m | 10:25AM0.74m | |||||||||||||
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 | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 10 | 17 | 18 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 49 | 28 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | WSW 12 |
| kJ | — | 11 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | 12 | — | — | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — |
| kJ | 48 | 33 | 34 | 37 | 105 | 175 | 215 | 233 | 223 | 254 | 233 | 279 | 246 | 279 | 246 | 149 | 77 | 50 | — | — | 18 | 19 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 246 | 171 | 320 | 323 | 323 | 323 | 246 | 246 | 246 | 227 | 246 | 356 | 323 | 223 | 69 | 61 | 55 | 12 | 14 | 137 | 166 | 99 | 99 |
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