Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (18 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 9PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 21 | 63 | 45 | 35 | 33 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 70 | 87 | 58 | 44 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:40AM1.27m | 2:52PM1.02m | 10:49PM1.52m | 11:28AM1.18m | 3:41PM1.04m | 11:33PM1.41m | 12:20PM1.08m | 4:27PM1.05m | 00:21AM1.27m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:27PM0.97m | 6:42PM0.18m | 7:10AM-0.17m | 1:58PM0.97m | 7:29PM0.28m | 7:57AM-0.06m | 2:28PM0.97m | 8:17PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | 9:22 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 21 | 63 | 45 | 35 | 33 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 70 | 87 | 58 | 44 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 19 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 99 | 99 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 108 | 159 | 160 | 133 | 197 | 108 | 109 | 2 | 32 | 137 | 137 | 154 | 112 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 170 |
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