Surf Forecasts:
Swanage surf forecast from 6 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 10 Jul, 7PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period, E swell with 187 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Swanage this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Swanage in the next 16 days are 1.6m 6s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 10) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.8m 6s period and expected on Friday (Jul 10) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Fri 10th Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Swanage over the next 16 days.
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Alright folks, Rusty here. Gonna be a tough one to call for the next couple of weeks, so let's get straight into it.
First off, the water temp is running about average for this time of year, so nothing wild to report there.
Look, I'm not gonna sugarcoat it – the next 16 days are a real struggle for Swanage. We're looking at a solid 4-day gap right off the bat with absolutely nothing worth paddling out for. The first whisper of a wave doesn't show up until Monday the 6th of July, and even then, it's a sad little 1ft westerly windswell. The combined energy is a pathetic 3, and the wind is a moderate offshore, so it'll be clean, but you're basically surfing a bathtub ripple. That's not surf, that's a float session.
The pattern stays grim through the whole first week. The wind swings onshore, mostly from the east, with a bit of a bump on Friday the 10th of July. The swell hits 5ft, but it's a short-period 6 seconds on a stiff 19 mph onshore breeze. The combined energy gets up to 125 (moderate), but the quality is described as "poor surf conditions" and it's a onshore mess. The swell direction is east, which is not the optimum SW for this spot, so it's going to be lumpy and blown out. This is a beach setup, so honestly, with that onshore wind and building swell, it looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.
The second week is a bit of a mixed bag of nothing. There's a brief moment on Wednesday the 15th of July where the morning is a choppy 5ft, but then the afternoon goes glassy. The swell drops to 4ft, wind goes glassy, and the combined energy is 107. The problem is it's still a short-period easterly windswell, and the set-up is sheltered from the best direction. It's the best on offer, I guess, but it's a real low bar. The waves are going to be windswell lines, fat and weak.
After that, it's another big gap from the 16th through the 20th with just tiny, sub-1ft dribbles on the 19th. The bottom line is there are no standouts. The forecast is consistently poor, and that's a normal pattern for this area. Nothing to get excited about here.
Keep your eyes on the charts, but for now, it's a no-go.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed night, fresh winds from the E by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 4 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | ESE 4 | W 10 | E 5 | E 6 | W 12 | E 6 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
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 kJ | 2 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 68 | 123 | 3 | 89 | 52 | 148 | 141 | 132 | 125 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:23PM1.15m | 4:41PM0.86m | 00:25AM1.30m | 1:14PM1.12m | 1:16AM1.20m | 2:23PM1.09m | 2:30AM1.09m | 3:58PM1.11m | 4:13AM1.05m | 5:14PM1.19m | 5:34AM1.11m | 6:09PM1.30m | 6:34AM1.20m | 6:57PM1.41m | |||||||
Low Tide | 8:01AM0.13m | 3:44PM0.85m | 8:19PM0.49m | 8:41AM0.20m | 9:06PM0.54m | 9:27AM0.27m | 10:05PM0.57m | 10:27AM0.35m | 11:29PM0.55m | 11:57AM0.39m | 1:03AM0.43m | 1:25PM0.34m | 2:10AM0.24m | 2:29PM0.24m | 3:03AM0.04m | ||||||
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 | 5:03 | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | 9:19 | — | — | 9:19 | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | 9:16 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 26 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 30 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 25 |
Feels °C | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 4 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 4 | — | E 3 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | ESE 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 74 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | — | W 8 | — | — | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 10 | — | — | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | — | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 11 | — | 1 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 11 | — | 68 | 123 | 237 | 89 | 52 | 148 | 141 | 132 | 125 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 252 | 155 | 244 | 252 | 246 | 184 | 137 | 222 | 154 | 184 | 101 | 12 | 155 | 167 | 100 | 100 | 192 | 12 | 345 | 218 | 453 |
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