Swanage Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right then, let’s have a look at what’s on offer around Swanage. I gotta be straight with you – the next sixteen days are a real struggle. There’s not a single standout, nothing that gets the heart pumping. It’s a proper flat spell for this neck of the woods.

We start off with a few scraps. On Saturday the 5th, the morning sees a tiny 2ft WSW swell, but it’s a short-period 5-second wind swell, giving us a weak 28 of energy. The wind is just offshore, so it’s clean, but you’ll be floating around on ankle-biters. Paddling out might be easy enough between sets, but there’s barely anything to ride.

Sunday the 6th is worse – the wind swings onshore, making things choppy, and the swell drops away to almost nothing. We get a bit of a bump on Monday the 7th: the afternoon builds to a 5ft WSW swell with a modest 13-second period and solid energy (659). The wind is cross-offshore, so the surface should be clean, but the data still throws up “poor surf conditions”. That’s a tough call, because for the size it might be worth a look for the more experienced crew if you’re desperate, though it’s a very sheltered setup here.

After that, it’s a long, barren stretch. From Tuesday the 8th right through to the end of the run, we’re looking at swells barely above 0.7ft, with wave energy values mostly in the single digits. The wind is often light or offshore, so the water looks clean as a mirror, but there’s simply no push. Water temperature is around average for this time of year, so you won’t need a thick winter suit, but you’ll be standing on the sand wondering where the sea went. This break is “rarely breaks” for a reason, and a blank run like this is sadly normal here.

If the wind gets up on a bigger day that never arrives, it’s more a kite-surfing flat-water session than a paddle session. For now, save your energy and don’t bother packing the board.

Rusty.

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