Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swanage today (14 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Swanage at 11PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Swanage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 100 | 98 | 64 | 64 | 240 | 123 | 144 | 248 | 220 | 208 | 200 | 232 | 590 | 178 | 175 | 111 | 108 | 75 | 75 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:35PM1.31m | 10:47AM1.34m | 11:08PM1.19m | 4:00AM0.75m | 11:18AM1.23m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:24PM0.20m | 6:39AM0.36m | 7:00PM0.31m | 2:51AM0.73m | 7:14AM0.48m | 7:38PM0.41m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 100 | 98 | 64 | 64 | — | 42 | 67 | 248 | 220 | 208 | 200 | 232 | 461 | 49 | 36 | 35 | 37 | 75 | 75 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 9 | — | — | — | — | 123 | 144 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 178 | 175 | 111 | 108 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 10 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 5 | SW 4 | WSW 13 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 42 | 44 | 37 | 33 | 240 | 89 | 122 | 107 | 101 | 67 | 44 | 29 | 590 | 7 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 99 | 99 | 100 | 99 | 109 | 110 | 110 | 100 | 110 | 184 | 179 | 178 | 137 | 137 | 340 | 32 | 32 | 12 |
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