Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 4s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 12AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 4 | SW 7 | W 8 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | W 9 | W 8 | SW 8 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 7 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 77 | 79 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 527 | 715 | 489 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:55PM1.37m | 8:21AM1.22m | 8:22PM1.46m | 8:47AM1.30m | 8:50PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:22PM0.30m | 3:44AM0.04m | 3:53PM0.23m | 4:14AM-0.05m | 4:25PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 4 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | — | — | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 4 | SW 7 | SW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | E 5 | SW 6 | W 8 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | W 8 | W 9 | SW 6 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | — | E 2 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SW 6 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | 30 | 77 | 79 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 51 | 165 | 527 | 715 | 489 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 318 | 280 | 306 | 471 | 570 | 570 | 356 | 253 | 253 | 253 | 203 | 203 | 246 | 246 | 246 | 302 | 441 | 179 | 69 |
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