Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 3PM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun night, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun night, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | SE 4 | SE 4 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 10 |
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 kJ | 10 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 42 | 40 | 75 | 99 | 347 | 528 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 182 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:30AM0.90m | 7:12AM0.89m | 4:35PM1.04m | 6:20AM0.98m | 7:40AM0.98m | 5:53PM1.17m | 6:45AM1.10m | 6:39PM1.31m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:28AM0.88m | 11:38AM0.53m | 00:35AM0.34m | 7:07AM0.98m | 1:05PM0.42m | 1:42AM0.14m | 2:04PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | SSW 4 | WSW 6 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 3 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | SW 11 | — | — | — | SW 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 40 | 75 | 99 | 249 | — | — | — | — | 53 | 29 | — | — | — | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 6 | W 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 4 | SW 16 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 42 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 4 | W 9 | — | — | WSW 8 | — | WSW 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 7 | — | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSW 4 | — | WSW 8 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 14 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 347 | 528 | 80 | 109 | 168 | 182 | 107 | 74 | 109 | 100 | 84 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 108 | 133 | 137 | 108 | 108 | 137 | 190 | 203 | 203 | 203 | 137 | 55 | 179 | 179 | 246 | 246 | 246 | 246 | 246 | 321 | 320 | 320 | 339 |
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