Surf Forecasts:
Swanage surf forecast from 2 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 5 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period, WSW swell with 196 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 Wednesday (Aug 05) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.7m 6s period and expected on Wednesday (Aug 05) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Wed 5th Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Swanage over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, it's Rusty here, and I gotta give it to you straight. Looking at the next 16 days for this stretch, it's one of those periods where you might want to keep the surfboard in the car just in case, but you're probably better off finding something else to do. The numbers don't lie – from now until the end of the window, it's a long, empty run.
Alright, let's get into it. Starting from Sunday the 2nd of August and running all the way through to Monday the 17th, we are looking at a brutal gap with no decent surf on offer. The energy is just not there. The biggest reading we get is on the morning of Tuesday the 5th, where a small 3.9ft swell shows up from the SW, but the period is a short, choppy 6 seconds. The energy is sitting at 109 (moderate), but the report still calls it "poor surf conditions". That tells you all you need to know – the quality isn't there. The wind is clean offshore from the W, so a kite surfer might be able to make something of that small, bumpy windswell, but for a surfer, it's a pass.
The rest of the days are worse. The majority of the time, the swell height is below 1.3ft, if there's even anything registering at all. The combined energy values are almost always a single or double-digit number (like 9, 7, 2, or even 1), meaning weak energy. The swells are short period – mostly under 8 seconds – and coming from everywhere and nowhere. The only break we have on the radar is Swanage. It's a very sheltered spot to begin with and "rarely breaks," which means a flat spell like this is more normal for this area than an outlier. Don't hold your breath for any change; the whole 16-day stretch looks like a write-off.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed morning, light winds from the NNE by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 9 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 7 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 10 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | W 9 | W 3 |
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 kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 18 | 53 | 78 | 24 | 75 | 109 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:42AM1.32m | 10:47PM1.53m | 11:17AM1.32m | 11:23PM1.47m | 11:56AM1.29m | 00:04AM1.38m | 12:40PM1.23m | 00:51AM1.24m | 1:36PM1.14m | 1:54AM1.09m | 2:59PM1.07m | 3:40AM0.98m | 4:46PM1.10m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:22AM-0.04m | 6:36PM0.29m | 6:57AM0.01m | 7:14PM0.34m | 7:35AM0.09m | 7:56PM0.40m | 8:16AM0.20m | 8:42PM0.47m | 9:04AM0.32m | 9:41PM0.52m | 10:07AM0.43m | 11:08PM0.53m | 11:44AM0.48m | 00:49AM0.41m | |||||||
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 | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
 | — | 8:51 | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | 8:40 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | E 3 | WSW 8 | E 5 | ESE 4 | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 10 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | — | W 3 |
| kJ | 7 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 6 | — | 37 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 8 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 6 | — | W 9 | — |
| kJ | — | 7 | 4 | 19 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | W 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | — | E 4 | ENE 5 | — | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 5 | SW 7 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | NW 3 | N 3 | WSW 3 | NNW 2 | — | WSW 2 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 2 | 30 | — | 53 | 78 | 26 | 75 | 109 | 176 | 100 | 41 | 80 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 476 | 250 | 167 | 167 | 194 | 196 | 329 | 138 | 320 | 224 | 320 | 47 | 252 | 271 | 250 | 386 | 505 | 324 | 371 | 571 | 250 |
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The above surf forecast table for Swanage provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Swanage can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Swanage surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Swanage) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
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