Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 12PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | - | - |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed morning, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 10 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 112 | 106 | 145 | 0 | 187 | 113 | 99 | 0 | 38 | 29 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:40PM1.23m | 00:51AM1.24m | 1:36PM1.14m | 1:54AM1.09m | 2:59PM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:16AM0.20m | 8:42PM0.47m | 9:04AM0.32m | 9:41PM0.52m | 10:07AM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | — | — | WSW 6 | — | — | W 10 | — | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | W 10 | SW 6 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 113 | — | — | 38 | — | — | 2 | — | 23 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | SW 6 | W 6 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | NNW 3 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | SW 3 | — |
| kJ | 116 | 112 | 106 | 145 | 202 | 187 | — | 99 | 61 | 1 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 54 | 43 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 227 | 320 | 354 | 320 | 725 | 467 | 47 | 318 | 137 | 135 | 178 | 271 | 574 | 337 | 330 | 333 | 250 | 330 | 340 | 340 | 386 | 371 | 372 |
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