Swanage Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.61° N 1.96° W

Swanage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Swanage sea temperature is
19.7° C
3.8° 

Swanage surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Swanage today (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 3s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Swanage at 9AM is: 0.2m 3s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)3s
Afternoon (20 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (20 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.2
E
3
0.2
E
3
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
1
1
3
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
NE
15
NE
10
SE
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SSW
5
ESE
10
NE
15
ENE
5
SSE
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
5
NW
5
ENE
10
E
15
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
15
SSW
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
12:38PM1.11m
4:25PM0.97m
00:38AM1.16m
1:33PM1.03m
4:45PM0.95m
1:32AM1.00m
3:13PM0.98m
Low Tide
8:10AM0.09m
3:23PM0.96m
8:32PM0.44m
8:52AM0.27m
4:19PM0.95m
9:22PM0.55m
9:39AM0.44m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:16
5:18
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:08
9:07
9:07
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
17
20
19
20
19
18
17
16
18
21
22
22
22
20
18
17
18
18
19
19
18
Feels °C
15
14
14
16
15
16
16
16
15
14
15
19
19
17
19
20
18
17
16
16
16
17
18
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