Swanage Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.61° N 1.96° W

Swanage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Swanage sea temperature is
18.9°C
2.8° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Swanage at 3AM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Afternoon (22 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (22 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
W
10
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.1
W
12
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
20
0.2
WSW
12
0.3
SW
17
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
8
6
3
3
3
3
3
7
15
14
47
75
86
110
81
79
46
44
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
10
W
5
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
0
SE
0
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
6:27PM1.02m
7:07AM1.00m
6:45PM1.13m
7:19AM1.09m
7:05PM1.23m
Low Tide
1:19PM0.65m
1:44AM0.45m
1:51PM0.54m
2:11AM0.31m
2:21PM0.43m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:08
7:07
7:05
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
19
18
18
17
17
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
21
22
21
17
Feels °C
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
19
18
19
18
18
18
18
17
19
19
18
13
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