Swanage surf break

Swanage surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 20 Apr 2026 BST
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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
11.3° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Swanage today?

The current surf forecast for Swanage at 7PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Afternoon (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
1
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.7
E
0.2
WSW
0.1
SW
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.1
SW
0.1
W
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
1.7
E
1.7
E
Period(s) (?)44555555656121511111414131312121266
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1524222324518397117114205158109777633300
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
25
E
20
ESE
20
E
15
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
30
ENE
35
ENE
40
E
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
E
40
E
35
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:17AM
1.52
10:34PM
1.55
11:00AM
1.39
3:28PM
0.84
11:16PM
1.44
11:46AM
1.22
4:31PM
0.90
12:01AM
1.29
4:26AM
0.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:23PM
0.08
6:49AM
0.00
2:35PM
0.83
7:11PM
0.22
7:39AM
0.09
2:53PM
0.84
8:03PM
0.36
3:41AM
0.84
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise-------6:01-------6:00-------5:58
Sunset---8:08-------8:10-------8:13----
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C91010101086581111118888101112129877
Feels °C (?)3455630-21333-1-10012452001
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