Surf Forecasts:
Swanage surf forecast from 26 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 27 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period, W swell with 70 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Swanage this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Swanage in the next 16 days are 0.9m 7s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 27) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.5m 5s period and expected on Monday (Jul 27) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Mon 27th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Swanage over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's run through this one.
Truth is, this whole 16-day stretch is a washout. The file doesn't give us a single session worth paddling out for. It's all "poor surf conditions" across the board—no recommendations at all.
Kicking off on Sunday, July 26th, it's flat. Clean offshore wind from the WNW at 19 mph, but zero swell. The water's at 68°F, which is *much warmer* than average for the time of year—over 5°F above normal, so that's the biggest standout here, just not for surf.
Monday the 27th: still flat, offshore breeze, no surf. Tuesday the 28th sees a tiny 1ft SW swell with a 5-second period—weak energy (9). Light cross-off wind, but it's too small to bother with. Wednesday the 29th goes glassy in the morning, flat. A 0.3ft, 11-second pulse from the W shows up in the afternoon with energy at 3. That long period would be nice at a reef or point, but there's zero power.
From Thursday the 30th through to Saturday August 1st, it's flat or near-flat: 0.3ft to 1ft at best, clean wind but no wave to ride. Sunday August 2nd brings onshore wind, so even the tiny bump is blown out.
Monday August 3rd finally shows a pulse: 2ft from the E, 5-second period, energy at 32. The biggest in a while, but wind is onshore in the morning and cross-off in the afternoon. Still rated poor. The rest of the week sees 1ft to 3ft waves, mostly clean winds, but energy never breaks 100. Nothing to get excited about.
Now, Sunday August 9th: a 7ft WSW swell rolls in with an 8-second period and strong energy at 464. That's the biggest of the whole period, but it's comin' with an ESE wind—onshore and cross-onshore—so it'll be choppy and messy. At Swanage, a very sheltered and rarely-breaking spot, with that wind, I'd say the setup looks more interesting for kite-surfing than paddle surfing.
Monday August 10th drops back to 3ft with offshore wind, clean but weak. Still poor surf conditions.
Look, this is a tough one. Swanage rarely breaks, and this forecast backs that up. There's a real gap of nearly two weeks with no surf to speak of. Keep your hopes up—forecasts change—but for now, there's nothin' doin'.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | W 10 | ESE 4 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 8 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 11 | WSW 4 |
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 kJ | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross |
High Tide | 7:06PM1.19m | 7:30AM1.05m | 7:41PM1.27m | 8:05AM1.11m | 8:13PM1.36m | 8:37AM1.17m | 8:43PM1.43m | 9:08AM1.21m | 9:13PM1.49m | 9:38AM1.25m | 9:43PM1.53m | 10:09AM1.29m | 10:14PM1.54m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:10AM0.26m | 3:17PM0.36m | 3:42AM0.16m | 3:49PM0.30m | 4:13AM0.07m | 4:20PM0.26m | 4:44AM0.00m | 4:52PM0.24m | 5:16AM-0.05m | 5:25PM0.23m | 5:48AM-0.06m | 6:00PM0.25m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — |
 | — | 9:01 | — | — | 9:00 | — | 8:59 | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | 8:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 6 | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 8 | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 11 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | — | 45 | — | — | 28 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | — | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | W 11 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | W 10 | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | W 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | — | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | ESE 2 | — | SW 2 | W 4 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | W 4 | — | WSW 3 | NNW 2 |
| kJ | 93 | — | 19 | 59 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 10 | 17 | 87 | 58 | 16 | 56 | 25 | — | 4 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 320 | 319 | 320 | 238 | 108 | 133 | 223 | 209 | 186 | 246 | 345 | 320 | 320 | 299 | 252 | 340 | 252 | 247 | 271 | 250 |
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