Surf Forecasts:
Swanage surf forecast from 24 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 27 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period, WSW swell with 32 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Swanage this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Swanage in the next 16 days are 0.8m 5s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 27) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 5s 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 | 1AM (Mon 27th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Swanage over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, gather 'round, folks. Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you right off the bat: for the next couple of weeks, Swanage is looking pretty flat. We're talkin' a real long dry spell on the surf front.
Lookin' at the charts, the first actual bump of any size doesn't show up 'til the morning of Sunday, August 2nd. That's a solid week of nothing but tiny, ankle-slappers – maybe a knee-high wave if you're lucky, but mostly just flat, glassy water. The swell energy is super weak, only climbin' to about 117 (moderate wave energy) on that Sunday morning, with a 3 foot swell from the WSW. It's a bit of a windswell with a short period of 8 seconds, so not much power behind it. The wind is cross-offshore from the SSW at 12 mph, which is okay, but it won't be clean perfection. The water's a balmy 68°F, which is a whopping 7° warmer than normal for this time of year – that's a real anomaly, feels like a warm bath.
The next genuine standout is gonna be a long way off, and it's a bit of a wild card. On Saturday, August 8th, we see a real spike in energy. The morning brings a 6 foot swell from the SW. That's a proper size, but it's a short-period windswell at just 6 seconds, so it'll be a bit lumpy and crumbly. The combined energy jumps to 269 (strong wave energy). The wind is a light cross-shore from the north at 6 mph, so it'll be a bit bumpy at the breaks. In the afternoon, the swell holds at 6 feet and the energy climbs to 312 (very strong wave energy), but the wind swings to a cross-offshore from the SW at 12 mph, which will clean it up a bit.
For a spot like Swanage, which is a very sheltered beach that rarely breaks, this is a pretty blank run. It's not unusual for the area to go quiet for a while. The forecast is optimistic in the sense that it's not a flat spell forever, but the wait is real.
Alright, keep your eyes on the horizon. This is Rusty, signing off.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the W by Sun morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 8 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | W 10 | WSW 5 | W 8 | — | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 3 |
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 kJ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 13 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 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 | 8:37AM1.17m | 8:43PM1.43m | 9:08AM1.21m | 9:13PM1.49m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 4:13AM0.07m | 4:20PM0.26m | 4:44AM0.00m | 4:52PM0.24m | ||||||||
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 | 5:22 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | 9:00 | — | 8:59 | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | 8:55 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 23 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | — | WSW 5 | W 10 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | W 10 | ESE 4 | E 4 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 13 | — | 19 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | — | W 6 | — | W 11 | — | W 10 | W 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 6 | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | NW 3 | — | WSW 4 | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 17 | 40 | 34 | 75 | 2 | — | 19 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 813 | 599 | 582 | 458 | 599 | 890 | 235 | 153 | 133 | 108 | 100 | 137 | 246 | 238 | 244 | 238 | 217 | 250 | 306 | 347 | |
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