Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 1AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | — | — | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 33 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 1:36PM1.14m | 1:54AM1.09m | 2:59PM1.07m | 3:40AM0.98m | 4:46PM1.10m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:41PM0.52m | 10:07AM0.43m | 11:08PM0.53m | 11:44AM0.48m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | — | — | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 33 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | W 8 | W 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | NW 2 | NNW 3 | — | NNW 3 | WSW 5 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 59 | 31 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 419 | 435 | 12 | 333 | 324 | 340 | 340 | 340 | 386 | 386 | 372 | 386 | 372 | 570 | 318 | 271 | 271 | 250 | 250 |
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