Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 6AM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 7 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 5 | WSW 9 | ESE 5 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 7 | 15 | 28 | 37 | 36 | 22 | 27 | 70 | 80 | 49 | 25 | 21 | 16 | 24 | 28 | 17 | 45 | 21 | 21 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:21AM1.22m | 7:32PM1.48m | 8:05AM1.30m | 8:14PM1.59m | 8:47AM1.36m | 8:54PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:50AM-0.02m | 3:08PM0.15m | 3:36AM-0.19m | 3:53PM0.06m | 4:19AM-0.30m | 4:36PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 29 | 23 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | ESE 5 | WSW 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 43 | 16 | 34 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 12 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 9 | W 6 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 21 | 21 | 32 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 8 | — | — | — | W 13 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 2 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 5 | — | ESE 5 | — | — | — | SW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 15 | 28 | 37 | 36 | 22 | 27 | 70 | 80 | 49 | 25 | 21 | 16 | 24 | 28 | — | 45 | — | — | — | 21 | 34 | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 217 | 271 | 280 | 306 | 446 | 594 | 217 | 209 | 170 | 167 | 12 | 159 | 108 | 170 | 194 | 108 | 14 | 12 | 109 | 109 | 227 | 320 | 320 | 178 |
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