Beach Huts, New Swanage — Swanage. Photo: Gary Rogers, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: 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 beginner 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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

Spot

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Durlston Point0.8 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 3 ft+

1 ft4 kJ

<1 ft1 kJ

2 ft9 kJ

2 ft43 kJ

5 ft167 kJ

4 ft384 kJ

2 ft73 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Durlston Point, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	3, too small	1 ft4 smushy	4kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 18 knots	14°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too small	under 1 ft4 s	1kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 16 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	14, too small	2 ft4 smushy	9kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 17 knots, offshore	14°C
Wed 21Oct	14, too small	2 ft7 smushy	43kJ	wind from the west, 26 knots, offshore	13°C
Thu 22Oct	27, poor	5 ft7 smushy	167kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 14 knots, offshore	15°C
Fri 23Oct	41, fair	4 ft11 ssoft	384kJ	wind from the west, 36 knots, offshore	12°C
Sat 24Oct	18, too small	2 ft8 ssoft	73kJ	wind from the west, 16 knots, offshore	14°C

Swanage1.1 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

1 ft1 kJ

1 ft3 kJ

2 ft41 kJ

3 ft80 kJ

5 ft399 kJ

2 ft28 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Swanage, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	1, too small	1 ft5 s	1kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 16 knots	14°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too small	1 ft4 smushy	1kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 14 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	6, too small	1 ft4 smushy	3kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 13 knots, offshore	14°C
Wed 21Oct	11, too small	2 ft7 smushy	41kJ	wind from the west, 20 knots, offshore	13°C
Thu 22Oct	14, too small	3 ft6 smushy	80kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots, offshore	14°C
Fri 23Oct	30, poor	5 ft10 ssoft	399kJ	wind from the west, 27 knots, offshore	11°C
Sat 24Oct	8, too small	2 ft6 smushy	28kJ	wind from the west, 11 knots, offshore	14°C

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

Swanage, UK