Swanage, Dorset Weather
About Swanage, Dorset
Swanage commands a sheltered position upon the eastern end of the Isle of Purbeck, where the chalk cliffs dissolve into the restless waters of the English Channel. It lies 7.7 miles south of Poole (from Poole: bearing 172°T, OS grid SZ 031 787), and is situated south of Glebeland Estate village. Once a modest port for the export of Purbeck stone, the harbour today trades in the quieter currency of tourism and seasonal maritime trade. The surrounding landscape, designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, offers a rugged geology that has shaped the fortunes of the local inhabitants for centuries.
The Mowlem serves as a beacon of cultural activity, casting its light across the bay where the tide rhythmically scrubs the shoreline. Visitors often pause to observe the King Alfred Memorial, a stoic sentinel that reminds the passerby of a long-standing royal connection to these southern shores. The Victorian character of the streets remains palpable, particularly where the afternoon sun catches the fine masonry of buildings that have weathered many a winter gale. Such architectural elegance provides a grace to the seafront, ensuring that the legacy of those who walked these paths before remains visible in the very texture of the stone.
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Live animated radar for Swanage and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Swanage, Dorset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Swanage, Dorset, England, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, real-time aviation weather (METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport), precipitation radar and Meteosat satellite imagery. Public safety alerts are sourced from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS), covering wind, rain, snow, ice, fog, thunderstorm and extreme heat warnings. Coastal tide gauge readings are sourced from the Environment Agency National Tide Gauge Network in near real-time (15-minute updates), with marine wave and sea surface temperature data from the Open-Meteo Marine API. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Swanage includes coordinates 50.608143, -1.956279, in the county of Dorset, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Swanage is available on the Swanage map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Dorset weather hub.
Weather data is sourced from the Met Office and the open-source Open-Meteo API, whose ensemble includes the Met Office UKMO model. Severe weather warnings come from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS). River level and tidal data are sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring and National Tide Gauge Network APIs. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov, with a modelled estimate shown where no reporting station is in range. Radar is provided by RainViewer and satellite imagery by EUMETSAT. All data updates automatically on every page visit.