Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (30 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 9PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 729 | 595 | 487 | 584 | 639 | 785 | 538 | 515 | 463 | 471 | 258 | 196 | 154 | 150 | 128 | 67 | 135 | 115 | 77 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:48PM1.49m | 11:08AM1.46m | 11:30PM1.35m | 4:23AM0.75m | 11:50AM1.33m | 4:38PM0.76m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:37PM0.12m | 6:58AM0.18m | 7:24PM0.20m | 3:14AM0.73m | 7:47AM0.32m | 3:41PM0.74m | 8:17PM0.28m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 729 | 595 | 487 | — | — | 593 | 538 | 515 | 178 | 471 | 91 | 196 | 154 | 150 | 128 | 67 | 135 | 115 | 77 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | — | SW 14 | — | SW 13 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 352 | — | 155 | — | 63 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | — | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | — | — | SW 11 | SW 4 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | 584 | 639 | 785 | — | — | 463 | 18 | 258 | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 99 | 55 | 55 | 109 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 183 | 55 | 0 | 47 | 55 | 55 | 99 | 99 | 55 | 55 | 55 |
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