Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 1AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 04). 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 (05 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun night, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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 6 | WSW 6 | SW 8 | SW 8 | W 9 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SE 3 | WSW 9 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 122 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 55 | 27 | 13 | 7 | 36 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:03PM1.16m | 5:42PM0.80m | 1:32AM1.03m | 6:20AM0.80m | 2:18PM1.03m | 3:30AM0.90m | 7:12AM0.89m | 4:35PM1.04m | |||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:49PM0.80m | 9:30PM0.46m | 4:59AM0.78m | 10:01AM0.51m | 10:57PM0.47m | 5:28AM0.88m | 11:38AM0.53m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | W 9 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 16 | 16 | 55 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 6 | SW 13 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 8 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 9 | S 4 | — | W 9 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 13 | 7 | 36 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 11 | — | WSW 12 | W 10 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | — | 15 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | — | WSW 5 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — |
| kJ | 122 | 77 | 48 | 36 | 34 | 34 | — | 11 | 25 | 20 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 320 | 246 | 137 | 224 | 137 | 12 | 137 | 100 | 133 | 99 | 100 | 34 | 110 | 133 | 133 | 110 | 108 | 137 | 203 |
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