Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 1AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | - | - |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | N 4 | N 4 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 38 | 38 | 10 | 24 | 37 | 18 | 8 | 28 | 41 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 6 |
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 | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:54PM1.65m | 9:26AM1.39m | 9:33PM1.65m | 10:05AM1.39m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:36PM0.02m | 5:01AM-0.34m | 5:17PM0.03m | 5:41AM-0.29m | 5:57PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 20 |
Feels °C | 24 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 38 | 38 | 10 | 24 | 37 | 11 | 6 | — | 41 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | SE 3 | WSW 7 | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | — | N 3 | — | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 5 | — | — | 18 | 8 | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | W 10 | — | W 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 3 | — | WSW 3 | NNW 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 14 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 4 | — | 6 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 320 | 216 | 99 | 137 | 108 | 155 | 155 | 216 | 320 | 194 | 252 | 252 | 318 | 318 | 337 | 252 | 467 | 343 | 252 |
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