Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 1PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the S by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SW 14 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 75 | 56 | 62 | 39 | 27 | 26 | 14 | 22 | 61 | 73 | 46 | 36 | 26 | 36 | 95 | 110 | 8 | 370 | 1089 | 835 | 716 | 730 | 716 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:20AM1.56m | 9:31PM1.61m | 9:53AM1.57m | 10:08PM1.58m | 10:29AM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:52AM-0.08m | 5:13PM0.06m | 5:32AM-0.03m | 5:53PM0.08m | 6:13AM0.06m | 6:37PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 14 | WSW 12 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SW 11 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 75 | 56 | 62 | 39 | 27 | 26 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 336 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 730 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | SE 4 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 22 | 61 | 73 | 46 | 36 | 26 | 36 | 95 | 110 | 158 | 370 | 1089 | 835 | 716 | 647 | 716 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 12 | 8 | 34 | 34 | 108 | 108 | 157 | 124 | 118 | 109 | 110 | 798 | 434 | 248 | 253 | 179 | 139 | 434 | 183 | 110 | 99 | 61 |
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