
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (14 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 1AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 13). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 5 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 4 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 4 | WSW 8 | W 11 | W 8 | WSW 8 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
0 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 42 | 41 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:49PM1.56m | 10:12AM1.46m | 10:24PM1.47m | 10:45AM1.39m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:34PM0.04m | 5:52AM-0.05m | 6:11PM0.13m | 6:28AM0.11m | 6:48PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | WSW 8 | W 11 | W 8 | WSW 8 | SW 10 |
— | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 18 | — | 42 | 41 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 25 | — | 7 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | W 11 | SW 11 | W 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 |
56 | 44 | 28 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 30 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 216 | 216 | 109 | 99 | 99 | 109 | 109 | 138 | 216 | 124 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 246 | 320 | 345 | 320 | 246 | 137 |
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