Surf Forecasts:
Swanage surf forecast from 22 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 26 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period, WSW swell with 23 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Swanage this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Swanage in the next 16 days are 0.6m 5s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 26) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 4s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 26) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Sun 26th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Swanage over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's chew the fat on what's coming for Swanage.
It's a rough outlook, mate. We're staring down a long, quiet stretch with bugger-all for swell. The first bit of life doesn't even show up until Saturday, the 1st of August, and it's a sorry sight.
For the first week, from Wednesday the 22nd right through to Friday the 31st of July, the swell is tiny – mostly 0.3ft to 1ft with a lousy short period, and the combined energy is in the single digits or low teens. It's flat out. There are a few glassy or clean mornings, but with no waves, you're just floating.
The first little pulse of energy finally arrives on Saturday the 1st of August. We're looking at a 2ft west-northwest swell with an 11-second period in the morning. The combined energy is a weak 58, so it's not much to write home about. The wind is cross-off from the west-southwest, so it'll be clean, but the size is tiny. This is a session for the longboard, and even then, it'll be a struggle to get a proper ride. Because it's a long period groundswell hitting a very sheltered spot, the sets will be few and far between.
Sunday the 2nd of August offers a similar story, with a 1ft west-southwest swell in the morning, but it gets blown out by a fresh offshore wind in the afternoon. Not a winner.
The latter part of the week, from Monday the 3rd, sees the swell direction shift to the east, but it's still weak and short-period (5 seconds). The combined energy climbs into the 30s and 40s, but the quality is poor, and the wind is either cross-on or cross-shore, making it choppy and messy. On Thursday the 6th of August, there's a 4ft east swell with a 6-second period in the morning, and a light offshore wind. The energy is 97, which is weak, and with that short period, it's going to be a washed-out, close-out mess. A beach break with that combination is far more interesting for kite surfing than a proper paddle surf.
The bottom line: there's nothing here that stands out as good. The best of a bad lot is the early morning clean conditions on the 1st of August, but with such tiny, weak swell, it's a real struggle. Swanage is a very sheltered spot, and this run of flat, poor surf is pretty normal for the area when the swell isn't cooperating. Hang tight, and check back, because forecasts can change.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||
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 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | SE 3 | — | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 3 | — | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | W 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 4 | W 9 | WSW 4 |
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 kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:13PM0.98m | 3:19AM0.88m | 5:00PM1.00m | 5:14AM0.88m | 5:47PM1.05m | 6:09AM0.93m | 6:28PM1.11m | 6:52AM0.99m | 7:06PM1.19m | 7:30AM1.05m | 7:41PM1.27m | 8:05AM1.11m | 8:13PM1.36m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:39AM0.44m | 10:34PM0.63m | 10:52AM0.57m | 00:41AM0.60m | 12:56PM0.59m | 1:51AM0.49m | 2:00PM0.52m | 2:34AM0.37m | 2:42PM0.43m | 3:10AM0.26m | 3:17PM0.36m | 3:42AM0.16m | 3:49PM0.30m | ||||||||
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 | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | 9:00 | — | 8:59 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 23 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 10 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | W 6 | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 4 | W 9 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 16 | — | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | — | W 3 | W 9 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | W 5 | W 9 | W 8 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | SW 3 | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | SW 2 | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | W 6 | WSW 4 | NNW 3 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | — | SW 3 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 16 | 29 | 33 | 28 | 2 | — | 3 | 6 | — | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 456 | 713 | 313 | 209 | 271 | 372 | 613 | 804 | 530 | 594 | 458 | 784 | 320 | 318 | 108 | 108 | 226 | 137 | 137 | 246 | 252 |
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