Swanage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 50.61° N 1.96° W

Issued: 5 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Swanage sea temperature is

15.5°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Swanage today (01 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Swanage at 2PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m)	9s
Afternoon (01 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	9s
Evening (01 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.
	Sunday 1							Monday 2								Tuesday 3
	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 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 Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 10	SW 10	SW 9	WSW 9	SW 9	SW 8	SW 8	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 5	NE 5	ENE 6	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	69	48	42	31	20	16	17	11	13	19	32	44	56	87	129	134	149	94	129	114	99	80	110
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		4:04AM0.95m		11:25AM1.22m		3:52PM0.88m			00:18AM0.94m	4:53AM1.03m			12:32PM1.07m	4:30PM0.94m				5:39AM1.09m				3:01PM1.01m
Low Tide	1:57AM0.84m		7:32AM0.44m		2:51PM0.86m		8:07PM0.20m		2:13AM0.87m		8:37AM0.53m			3:24PM0.93m		9:16PM0.24m				9:56AM0.55m


	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:01	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	4:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:39	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	10	9	10	12	11	10	9	10	9	8	10	10	10	9	9	8	8	9	11	11	11	10
Feels °C	8	6	5	6	8	6	5	4	6	3	1	3	3	3	1	2	1	1	1	3	4	5	4
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 10	SW 10	SW 9	WSW 9	SW 9	SW 8	SW 8	WSW 8	WSW 8	WSW 8	WSW 8	SW 8	SW 8	SW 8	SW 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	SW 19	SW 18	SW 17
kJ	69	48	42	31	20	16	17	6	6	6	6	2	2	3	4	2	2	2	2	2	14	12	11
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 4	ESE 4	SW 10	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	W 10	W 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 10	W 11	W 11
kJ	6	5	26	25	12	12	5	5	5	5	5	4	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	SW 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 2	NNE 2	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	NE 3	NE 3	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 5	NE 5	ENE 6	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6
kJ	1	1	6	5	5	4	9	11	13	19	32	44	56	87	129	134	149	94	129	114	99	80	110
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Chapmans Pool South Coast	Boscombe Pier South Coast	Chapmans Pool South Coast	Bournemouth Pier South Coast	Compton Bay Isle of Wight	Sker Wales - South East	La Crecque Normandy	La Crecque Normandy	Biville Normandy	La Crecque Normandy	Biville Normandy	Polzeath Cornwall (North)	Church Cove Cornwall (South)	Porthleven Cornwall (South)	Kerloch Brittany - Finistere	Le Havre Beach Normandy	Le Havre Beach Normandy	Le Petit Minou Brittany - Finistere	Church Cove Cornwall (South)	Le Petit Minou Brittany - Finistere	Frainslake Sands Wales - Pembrokeshire	Sumpters Wales - Gower	Port Eynon Point Wales - Gower
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	8	14	8	12	34	159	108	108	112	108	112	209	244	247	323	192	192	318	244	318	245	188	188
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England	Kimmeridge Bay	Highcliffe	Chapmans Pool	Highcliffe
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom	Polzeath Cornwall (North)	Marazion Cornwall (South)	Marazion Cornwall (South)	Marazion Cornwall (South)	Marazion Cornwall (South)	Marazion Cornwall (South)	Marazion Cornwall (South)	Marazion Cornwall (South)	Marazion Cornwall (South)	Polzeath Cornwall (North)	Polzeath Cornwall (North)	Polzeath Cornwall (North)	Marazion Cornwall (South)	Balevullin (Tiree) Scot - Inner Hebrides	Balevullin (Tiree) Scot - Inner Hebrides	Rackwick Scot - Orkney	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Balevullin (Tiree) Scot - Inner Hebrides	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	3	3	4
Header Global	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Afife Portugal	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Hanalei Bay United States	Malaking Gasang (Baler) Philippines	Trial Harbour Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lebu Chile	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lebu Chile	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Boners United States	Boners United States	Buchupureo Chile	Benkunqut Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4

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