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Swanage surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 30 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
14.7° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Swanage today (30 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 8AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | |
21 | 19 | 30 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 28 | 42 | 72 | 96 | 94 | 93 | 371 | 121 | 117 | 115 | 113 | 109 | 107 | 79 | 78 | 76 | 44 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 7:52AM1.22m | 8:08PM1.39m | 8:29AM1.25m | 8:42PM1.41m | 9:04AM1.25m | 9:15PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:41AM0.16m | 3:52PM0.25m | 4:17AM0.13m | 4:28PM0.26m | 4:52AM0.12m | 5:03PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 | — |
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Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
13 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 3 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | WSW 12 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
 kJ | 21 | 19 | 30 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 4 | 42 | 72 | 96 | 94 | 93 | — | 121 | 29 | 21 | 113 | 109 | 107 | 79 | 78 | 45 | 44 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 117 | 115 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 76 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | W 3 | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 12 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | WSW 5 | SW 4 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | 5 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 371 | 35 | 42 | — | 19 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 179 | 55 | 155 | 12 | 12 | 32 | 55 | 179 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 47 | 100 | 99 | 99 | 55 | 99 |
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