Swanage Sea Conditions table showing wave height, swell direction and period.
High and low tide times are also provided on the table along with the moon phase and forecast weather. Sunrise today is at 08:03 AM and sunset is at 04:02 PM.
Days 1–3 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Cool air temperatures (max 12°C on Wed night, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Thu afternoon, moderate winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun night. Cool air temperatures (max 10°C on Sat night, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sat morning, calm by Mon afternoon). | Days 7–9 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Wed night, min 5°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 10–12 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun morning, light winds from the NNE by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 6:01AM1.26m | 6:18PM1.11m | 6:34AM1.31m | 6:54PM1.16m | 7:07AM1.36m | 7:28PM1.20m | 7:38AM1.40m | 8:00PM1.21m | 8:10AM1.43m | 8:32PM1.22m | 8:41AM1.45m | 9:05PM1.21m | 9:13AM1.46m | 9:39PM1.20m | 9:46AM1.46m | 10:16PM1.18m | 10:22AM1.43m | 10:58PM1.15m | 11:03AM1.36m | 11:48PM1.11m | 11:50AM1.26m | 00:51AM1.08m | 12:52PM1.15m | 2:25AM1.08m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:02PM0.27m | 2:10AM0.33m | 2:37PM0.20m | 2:46AM0.30m | 3:11PM0.14m | 3:20AM0.28m | 3:44PM0.10m | 3:53AM0.28m | 4:18PM0.07m | 4:27AM0.29m | 4:52PM0.06m | 00:31AM0.82m | 5:28PM0.06m | 00:58AM0.80m | 6:05PM0.07m | 6:17AM0.42m | 6:43PM0.10m | 6:59AM0.48m | 7:24PM0.15m | 7:45AM0.53m | 8:09PM0.21m | 8:40AM0.57m | 9:04PM0.28m | |||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 6 | SW 7 | S 6 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 9 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 3 | SSE 4 | SSW 6 | SW 8 | SW 12 | |
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cloudy | light rain | mod rain | heavy rain | mod rain | rain shwrs | clear | clear | clear | clear | cloudy | light rain | light rain | rain shwrs | heavy rain | light rain | cloudy | light rain | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | light rain | mod rain | rain shwrs | some clouds | clear | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | light rain | clear | some clouds | light rain | light rain | rain shwrs | |
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— | 2 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 3 | — | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
max°C | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Moonrise | 5:56 | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | 9:03 | — | — | 9:44 | — | — | 10:15 | — | — | 10:38 | — | — | 10:56 | — | — | 11:10 | — | — | 11:23 | — | — | 11:36 | — | — | 11:49 | — | — |
Moonset | 1:47 | — | — | 2:17 | — | — | 2:59 | — | — | — | 3:53 | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | 10:03 | — | — | 11:20 | — | — | — | 12:40 | — | — |
 | 8:03 | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — |
 | — | 4:02 | — | — | 4:04 | — | — | 4:04 | — | — | 4:04 | — | — | 4:05 | — | — | 4:05 | — | — | 4:06 | — | — | 4:06 | — | — | 4:07 | — | — | 4:07 | — | — | 4:08 | — | — | 4:08 | — |
Today's sea temperature in Swanage is 11.5° C (Statistics for 17 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 11.2 max: 12.3 min: 10.4°C) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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