Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 3s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 9AM is: 0.2m 3s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | E 3 | E 3 | W 12 | W 11 | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 12:38PM1.11m | 4:25PM0.97m | 00:38AM1.16m | 1:33PM1.03m | 4:45PM0.95m | 1:32AM1.00m | 3:13PM0.98m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:10AM0.09m | 3:23PM0.96m | 8:32PM0.44m | 8:52AM0.27m | 4:19PM0.95m | 9:22PM0.55m | 9:39AM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 3 | — | — | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | — | W 8 | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | W 10 | — | — | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | W 12 | W 11 | — | W 8 | W 11 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 10 | W 7 | — | — | W 7 | W 10 | W 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 398 | 335 | 330 | 330 | 271 | 271 | 570 | 570 | 398 | 398 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 801 | 250 | 324 | 324 | 324 | 324 | 324 | 456 | 442 | 638 |
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