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Swanage surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 21 May 2026 BSTForecast 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
12.8° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Swanage today?
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 9AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | |
623 | 469 | 88 | 73 | 67 | 57 | 46 | 40 | 53 | 58 | 64 | 124 | 137 | 140 | 140 | 117 | 112 | 106 | 68 | 67 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 63 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | on | cross-on | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross | |
High Tide | 11:02PM1.46m | 11:38AM1.16m | 4:10PM1.00m | 11:48PM1.34m | 12:35PM1.02m | 5:00PM1.04m | 00:41AM1.19m | 2:14PM0.91m | 5:46PM1.08m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:27AM-0.05m | 2:18PM0.91m | 7:49PM0.33m | 8:20AM0.04m | 2:40PM0.91m | 8:43PM0.44m | 9:16AM0.14m | 2:33PM0.91m | 9:45PM0.53m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — |
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Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
 kJ | 623 | 469 | 69 | 73 | 67 | 57 | 46 | 40 | 53 | 58 | 64 | 124 | 137 | 140 | 140 | 117 | 112 | 106 | 68 | 67 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 63 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 55 | 35 | 13 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | ESE 3 | SE 3 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 424 | 330 | 88 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 99 | 99 | 99 | 2 | 55 | 100 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 109 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 99 | 12 | 12 |
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