Swanage Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.61° N 1.96° W

Swanage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Swanage sea temperature is
18.5° C
3.2° 

Swanage surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Swanage today (10 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Swanage at 2PM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Afternoon (10 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Evening (10 Jul)2ft (0.6m)4s

Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the ENE by Sun night).

Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.7
E
4
1.1
E
6
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
E
5
1
E
5
1.2
E
6
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
1.6
E
6
2
E
6
2.3
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
7
8
5
5
18
78
2
2
75
59
42
52
96
1
2
2
2
2
1
181
0
0
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
15
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
ENE
30
E
35
E
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:13AM1.05m
5:14PM1.19m
5:34AM1.11m
6:09PM1.30m
6:34AM1.20m
6:57PM1.41m
Low Tide
11:57AM0.39m
1:03AM0.43m
1:25PM0.34m
2:10AM0.24m
2:29PM0.24m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:05
5:07
5:07
5:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:19
9:17
9:16
9:15
 mm
Temp °C
23
22
24
25
25
27
26
21
20
19
24
27
28
29
24
20
16
16
23
27
28
26
21
18
Feels °C
22
21
22
23
23
24
21
17
16
15
21
23
23
23
18
15
11
11
18
22
22
19
13
10
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