Swanage, UK
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About Swanage
Swanage is a town in Dorset, United Kingdom. From Swanage you can reach 2 surf spots. The nearest is Durlston Point, a surf spot 0.8 km from the centre. Overture lists 83 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 7 of them campsites. The nearest airport is BOH, 21 km away.
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Staying in Swanage
- 83 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 7 of them campsites (Overture places)
- Nearest airports: BOH, 21 km, SOU, 57 km, BRS, 101 km
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Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Swanage.
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Surf within 20 km
The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for intermediate surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Swanage each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day.
Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.
| Spot | Mon 19 | Tue 20 | Wed 21 | Thu 22 | Fri 23 | Sat 24 | Sun 25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durlston Point0.8 kmabout 5 min by car | 1 ft1 kJwind from the east-south-east, 15 knots, too small | 2 ft7 kJwind from the north-north-east, 9 knots, too small | 2 ft24 kJwind from the west-north-west, 24 knots, offshore, too small | 5 ft223 kJwind from the west, 14 knots, offshore, poor | 3 ft125 kJwind from the west-north-west, 42 knots, offshore, too small | 4 ft157 kJwind from the west-north-west, 18 knots, offshore, poor | 3 ft116 kJwind from the west, 21 knots, offshore, too small |
All readings for Durlston Point: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Swanage1.1 kmabout 5 min by car | 1 ft2 kJwind from the east-south-east, 13 knots, too small | 1 ft2 kJwind from the west, 9 knots, offshore, too small | 2 ft20 kJwind from the west, 17 knots, offshore, too small | 4 ft103 kJwind from the west, 11 knots, offshore, too small | 2 ft109 kJwind from the west-north-west, 32 knots, offshore, too small | 3 ft42 kJwind from the west-north-west, 14 knots, offshore, too small | 3 ft75 kJwind from the west, 16 knots, offshore, too small |
All readings for Swanage: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Swanage, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).
Places to eat near Swanage
- Chilled RedSeafood · in the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Apr 2026
- Harry Ramsden'sFish and chips · 0.1 km from the centre
- La TrattoriaItalian · 0.1 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Nov 2025
- Mowlem Restaurant & BarsBritish · 0.1 km from the centre
- The Brick TakeawayPizza · 0.1 km from the centre
- The Fish PlaiceFish and chips · 0.1 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Apr 2025
Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation; food hygiene ratings from the Food Standards Agency (Open Government Licence). Credits