Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 3PM is: 3.0m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, gales from the WNW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | S 8 | SSW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 512 | 846 | 769 | 686 | 594 | 936 | 1628 | 953 | 587 | 411 | 443 | 275 | 341 | 1053 | 1622 | 2908 | 6207 | 6227 | 5237 | 846 | 1697 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:09PM1.06m | 6:54AM1.12m | 6:28PM1.16m | 7:04AM1.23m | 6:54PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:53PM0.63m | 1:10AM0.36m | 1:38PM0.51m | 1:50AM0.23m | 2:16PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | 6 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 3 | -5 | -1 | -2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | — | WSW 11 | — | WSW 9 | SW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SE 7 | SW 13 | — |
| kJ | 10 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 443 | — | 93 | — | 903 | 1363 | 6207 | 6227 | 7 | 846 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | N 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 179 | 45 | 1 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | S 8 | SSW 10 | NW 4 | WNW 6 | WSW 14 | W 6 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 512 | 846 | 769 | 686 | 594 | 936 | 1628 | 953 | 587 | 411 | 281 | 275 | 341 | 1053 | 1622 | 2908 | 14 | 418 | 5237 | 487 | 1697 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 139 | 371 | 446 | 441 | 372 | 419 | 514 | 227 | 444 | 80 | 0 | 207 | 110 | 265 | 441 | 395 | 195 | 178 | 418 | 340 | 372 |
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