Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 5PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 6 | SW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 4 | W 15 | W 14 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 61 | 78 | 140 | 94 | 30 | 28 | 33 | 53 | 36 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 29 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:29AM1.41m | 8:35PM1.60m | 9:04AM1.46m | 9:12PM1.60m | 9:38AM1.48m | 9:49PM1.56m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:16PM0.00m | 4:37AM-0.26m | 4:55PM0.00m | 5:15AM-0.18m | 5:34PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 8 | WSW 9 | — | WSW 9 | WSW 4 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | W 15 | W 14 | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 61 | 78 | 140 | — | 30 | 6 | 33 | 53 | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 11 | — | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 72 | 94 | 11 | — | — | — | 36 | 18 | 63 | 95 | 77 | 74 | 61 | 61 | 49 | 33 | 32 | 42 | 42 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 178 | 0 | 12 | 47 | 20 | 53 | 61 | 216 | 246 | 246 | 227 | 227 | 246 | 246 | 178 | 171 | 178 | 216 | 179 | 12 |
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