Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 12AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 7 | WSW 3 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 5 | W 7 | WSW 3 | W 10 | WSW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 29 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:12PM1.60m | 10:42AM1.36m | 10:49PM1.49m | 11:18AM1.30m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:57PM0.08m | 6:20AM-0.18m | 6:37PM0.16m | 6:58AM-0.01m | 7:17PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 19 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | — | WSW 7 | WSW 3 | WSW 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | SW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 5 | W 7 | — | W 10 | WSW 5 |
11 | — | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 29 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 4 | — | WSW 8 | WSW 4 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | W 8 |
— | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | NNE 3 | ENE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 2 | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | — |
— | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 10 | 42 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 108 | 343 | 318 | 108 | 110 | 108 | 108 | 354 | 590 | 592 | 340 | 346 | 453 | 453 | 453 | 592 | 610 | 635 | 246 |
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