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West wind is the clean lane.
Low tide gets the best shape more often, and the beach is better treated as a winter check than as a daily go-to.
Surf GuideSouth Coast
Swanage
A sheltered Dorset beach town wave that is more about timing than raw power. The scenic setting helps, but the real value is a winter check when a clean east through southwest swell lines up. Get the latest surfing conditions, forecast, and tide details for Swanage in South Coast.
Break TypeBeach Break
Skill LevelIntermediate
LocationSouth Coast, GB
Best conditions today
- Waves 3-4 ft
- Period 10 s
- Wind SW 7 kt
Tide curve (forecast)
-2.1 ftfalling
- Low0.0 ft
- High0.5 ft
- Low-2.1 ft
- High1.8 ft
- Low0.3 ft
- High0.7 ft
- Low-2.0 ft
- High1.4 ft
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