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Today at Swanage Bay: Epic! for kite foiling — 93/100 for expert level. Wind 9 kn E · Waves 0.6 m, 5 s · Tide -0.8 to -0.2 m. Best window around 00:00 UTC. Today's conditions at Swanage Bay: 0.3m waves with moderate onshore wind. Kite Foiling looks Excellent in the afternoon, with Wing Foiling also worth considering. Water temperature is 17°C / 63°F.
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Satellite-derived bathymetry with 10 m pixels and 10 cm vertical resolution out to ~40 m depth. The shape of the seabed is what determines where and how waves break.
Most apps run a single global model at 9–25 km. We blend regional NWP from national meteorological offices at 1.3–2 km — UK Met Office UKV, Météo-France AROME HD, ItaliaMeteo ICON-2I — with ECMWF IFS for the 8-day horizon. Finer resolution means the sea breeze, cliff funnelling and bay shadowing that changes everything for a session.
A nearshore wave model propagates the spectrum across the bathymetric mesh — modelling refraction, shoaling, dissipation, focusing and breaking as it goes. Most apps stop at swell + wind. We go further.
10 sport models × 4 ability levels weight wave height, period, wind, tide and breaking conditions differently — calibrated against ridden sessions so the scores mean what they say.
A sheltered, gently shelving sandy bay facing east, protected from swell by a headland to the south, making it primarily a calm-water venue for swimming, paddleboarding, and kayaking. Winter southwest swells occasionally bring a rarely-breaking beach break with submerged rocks as a hazard. RNLI lifeguards patrol daily through summer. A 5-knot speed limit applies to motorised craft within 300m of shore (mid-March to September).
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Swanage Bay scores 26/100 today for surfing at intermediate level — Poor. Wind 9 kn E · Waves 0.6 m, 5 s · Tide -0.8 to -0.2 m. Scores are updated hourly by 4Shor ShorSense™.
Wind at Swanage Bay today: 9 kn E (gusting 20 kn). Wind direction relative to the shore affects surfing conditions significantly — offshore winds produce cleaner, glassier surfaces while onshore winds add chop. These are daily averages; the 4Shor app shows hourly detail.
Waves at Swanage Bay today: 0.6 m, 5 s period from SE, crumbling character. 4Shor derives nearshore wave conditions from ECMWF IFS 9-km atmospheric data and the IBI regional ocean model, updated hourly.
For beginners, Swanage Bay scores 88/100 today for kite foiling — Excellent. A score of 65–79 is Good for a beginner; 80+ is Excellent (90+ is Epic!); below 45 the session is usually not worth it. 4Shor scores every location across Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced and Expert levels.
Swanage Bay is scored for Surfing, Windsurfing, Kite Surfing, Kite Foiling, Wing Foiling, E-Foiling, Paddleboarding, Swimming, Kayaking, Canoeing in the 4Shor forecast system. Conditions are rated Beginner through Expert for each sport, updated every hour, so you always know whether the session is worth the drive.
Swanage Bay is a coastal location near Swanage in United Kingdom. It is one of more than 2,500 European water-sport locations scored daily by 4Shor.
4Shor's ShorSense™ system combines satellite-derived seafloor mapping, nearshore wave models, wind and tide data to generate a hyper-local forecast. At Swanage Bay, conditions are scored hourly on a 0–100 scale for each sport and ability level. A score of 80+ means Excellent (90+ Epic!); 65–79 is Good; below 45 the session is usually not worth the drive.
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