Swanage Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.61° N 1.96° W

Swanage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Swanage sea temperature is
18.9° C
3.4° 

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


How big are the waves at Swanage today (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Swanage at 11AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (14 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (14 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
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
1 AM
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
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
6
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.9
E
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.1
W
11
0.4
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.9
ENE
5
1.1
E
5
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
0.9
E
5
1
E
5
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.8
E
5
1
E
5
0.2
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
3
3
53
52
2
6
19
37
69
92
98
72
43
52
74
61
43
40
31
28
27
53
5
Wind (km/h)
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
15
E
10
ESE
10
SE
15
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
30
NE
25
ENE
25
ESE
20
E
20
E
25
ENE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NE
20
E
25
ESE
5
E
10
NE
15
S
10
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
8:13AM1.33m
8:27PM1.60m
8:59AM1.35m
12:33PM1.00m
9:09PM1.64m
9:43AM1.35m
1:29PM1.02m
9:51PM1.63m
Low Tide
3:51AM-0.14m
4:09PM0.07m
4:37AM-0.26m
12:15PM1.00m
4:54PM0.05m
5:21AM-0.32m
12:44PM1.02m
5:38PM0.06m
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cloud
part cloud
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clear
part cloud
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:09
5:11
5:11
5:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:15
9:14
9:13
9:12
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
20
25
27
26
25
22
18
17
23
26
27
28
24
21
19
16
22
23
24
25
20
20
Feels °C
11
10
16
22
25
24
23
19
14
13
19
22
23
24
18
16
14
12
19
19
23
23
18
19
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