Buy Less, Surf More This Black Friday
Surf-forecast is providing a free, all-access pass to our premium features and 12-day forecasts all weekend.
Surf Forecasts:
Swanage surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 06 Dec 2025 GMTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
11.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Swanage today?
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 6AM is: 2.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.0m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm December 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (07 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (07 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 5378 | 3376 | 3480 | 2594 | 1760 | 1248 | 2021 | 1655 | 1849 | 1427 | 1169 | 1229 | 1291 | 369 | 1132 | 1203 | 1313 | 3449 | 4968 | 1856 | 2370 | 2517 | 2578 | 3089 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:29PM 1.42 | 12:24AM 0.93 | 8:42AM 1.61 | 9:14PM 1.34 | 1:28AM 0.96 | 9:24AM 1.54 | 9:59PM 1.22 | 2:22AM 0.99 | 10:06AM 1.44 | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:04AM 0.93 | 4:31AM 0.08 | 4:58PM -0.20 | 12:18AM 0.94 | 5:17AM 0.16 | 5:45PM -0.15 | 12:45AM 0.93 | 6:03AM 0.27 | ||||||||||||||||
Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:56 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:02 | - |
 |  | |  |  | |  | |  | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
Latest Updates
Quiksilver Teams Up With PrimaLoft® For World’s First Thermal Layering System for a Wetsuit.
Previously used in our snow jackets for mountain conditions, PrimaLoft® technology is making its debut in the surf industry. The aim is to bring mountain-grade warmth to the waves.
Vancouver Island’s Day Of Days With Reed Platenius
Surf-Forecast recently helped the 21-year-old Canadian pro surfer and adventurer score some cold water perfection at home.
5 Reasons Why Costa Rica Is A Surfer (and Non Surfer) Paradise
With or without a surfboard, Costa Rica is a bucket list destination that has shown what a nation is capable of when nature is put first.
Read more
Discover more articles and updates in the Greenroom.
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Swanage surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest