Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (03 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 12PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (03 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (03 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 6 | E 6 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 50 | 52 | 27 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 162 | 192 | 185 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:17AM1.32m | 11:23PM1.47m | 11:56AM1.29m | 00:04AM1.38m | 12:40PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:57AM0.01m | 7:14PM0.34m | 7:35AM0.09m | 7:56PM0.40m | 8:16AM0.20m | 8:42PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | E 4 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 8 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | — | — | — | SW 8 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 50 | 52 | 27 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 40 | 53 | 73 | 133 | 176 | 162 | 192 | 185 | 158 | 177 | 80 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 12 | 137 | 159 | 187 | 178 | 170 | 170 | 195 | 159 | 216 | 253 | 356 | 372 | 372 | 418 | 329 | 320 | 354 | 725 | 813 | 320 | 246 |
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