Swanage surf break

Swanage surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 06 Dec 2025 GMT
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Swanage surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Swanage sea temperature is
11.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Swanage today?

The current surf forecast for Swanage at 6AM is: 2.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.0m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm December 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Dec)7ft (2.1m)15s
Afternoon (07 Dec)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (07 Dec)8ft (2.5m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
07
Monday
08
Tuesday
09
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
WSW
2.4
SW
2.1
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.2
SW
1.2
SW
2.1
SW
1.3
WSW
1.4
SW
2.3
SW
3
SW
1.8
WSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)17161615158991212121212111119181818179999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)53783376348025941760124820211655184914271169122912913691132120313133449496818562370251725783089
Wind
(km/h)
30
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
35
S
35
SW
45
SW
50
SW
40
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
40
S
50
S
55
S
55
SSW
60
SSW
50
SSW
40
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:29PM
1.42
12:24AM
0.93
8:42AM
1.61
9:14PM
1.34
1:28AM
0.96
9:24AM
1.54
9:59PM
1.22
2:22AM
0.99
10:06AM
1.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:04AM
0.93
4:31AM
0.08
4:58PM
-0.20
12:18AM
0.94
5:17AM
0.16
5:45PM
-0.15
12:45AM
0.93
6:03AM
0.27
Sunday
07
Monday
08
Tuesday
09
Sunrise----7:54-------7:54-------7:56---
Sunset------4:02-------4:02-------4:02-
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
---1112------21--1-1-112
Temp. °C111212121414141312121313131212121313131313141313
Feels °C (?)478686567676778785422346
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