Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (03 Sep):
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 11AM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 03). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu night, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | S 14 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 190 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 246 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 406 | 326 | 160 | 106 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 12:12PM1.30m | 4:51PM0.75m | 00:31AM1.22m | 5:18AM0.72m | 1:03PM1.16m | 5:42PM0.80m | 1:32AM1.03m | 6:20AM0.80m | 2:18PM1.03m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:59AM0.26m | 4:12PM0.75m | 8:27PM0.39m | 4:34AM0.71m | 8:52AM0.40m | 4:49PM0.80m | 9:30PM0.46m | 4:59AM0.78m | 10:01AM0.51m | ||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | — | — | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 13 | SW 6 | SW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 16 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 15 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | SW 13 | SW 11 | — | SW 8 | SW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 4 | — | 2 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | WSW 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 216 | 190 | 147 | 143 | 183 | 246 | 177 | 128 | 243 | 406 | 326 | 160 | 106 | 70 | 48 | 33 | 25 | — | — | — | 21 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 184 | 216 | 216 | 356 | 356 | 329 | 183 | 183 | 246 | 227 | 0 | 323 | 319 | 320 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 100 | 136 | 100 | 34 |
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