Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 3s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 7PM is: 0.1m 5s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 3 | SW 5 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | ESE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | W 8 | W 7 | W 10 | W 7 | — | E 5 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:09AM1.25m | 3:04PM1.01m | 11:13PM1.47m | 11:52AM1.19m | 3:47PM0.99m | 11:55PM1.33m | 12:38PM1.11m | 4:25PM0.97m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:58PM0.99m | 7:04PM0.22m | 7:28AM-0.08m | 2:39PM0.97m | 7:47PM0.33m | 8:10AM0.09m | 3:23PM0.96m | 8:32PM0.44m | |||||||||||||
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 | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | W 9 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | — | SW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | SW 5 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 7 | — | E 5 | — | — | W 12 | W 11 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | — | — | WSW 2 | E 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | — | — | — | E 3 | E 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 22 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 491 | 491 | 491 | 491 | 491 | 170 | 186 | 228 | 327 | 247 | 491 | 442 | 398 | 313 | 313 | 330 | 271 | 271 | 271 | 570 | 435 |
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