Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 6AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sun morning, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 5 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 4 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 55 | 34 | 53 | 71 | 84 | 73 | 77 | 98 | 77 | 37 | 14 | 28 | 35 | 26 | 40 | 34 | 33 | 49 | 46 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 19 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:12AM0.92m | 5:34AM0.83m | 12:20PM0.99m | 5:16PM0.83m | 00:54AM0.79m | 6:09AM0.89m | 1:04PM0.88m | 5:42PM0.90m | 6:35AM0.96m | 5:57PM0.97m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:10AM0.75m | 8:34AM0.67m | 3:43PM0.81m | 9:12PM0.55m | 2:53AM0.75m | 9:30AM0.72m | 3:17PM0.85m | 10:26PM0.56m | 11:05AM0.72m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | E 6 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | NW 4 | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 12 | 32 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 12 | 12 | 26 | 40 | 34 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 25 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | NW 4 | W 10 | W 10 | — | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | WSW 10 | SW 8 |
| kJ | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | 33 | 49 | 46 | 44 | 44 | — | 19 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | W 10 | — | — | W 13 | W 10 | SW 12 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | E 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 55 | 34 | 53 | 71 | 84 | 73 | 77 | 98 | 77 | 37 | 14 | 28 | 35 | 22 | 17 | 17 | — | — | 11 | 21 | 13 | 31 | 52 | 70 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 139 | 167 | 184 | 188 | 192 | 340 | 318 | 190 | 244 | 111 | 129 | 141 | 118 | 108 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 99 | 137 | 155 | 216 | 227 | 203 | 340 |
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