Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Southbourne today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Southbourne at 2AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Southbourne. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the E by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 84 | 46 | 69 | 97 | 126 | 124 | 118 | 134 | 284 | 288 | 140 | 117 | 82 | 41 | 39 | 33 | 31 | 61 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:28PM1.02m | 00:20AM1.32m | 1:01PM1.20m | 5:07PM1.01m | 1:11AM1.20m | 2:03PM1.12m | 5:35PM1.01m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:04PM0.99m | 8:20PM0.33m | 8:40AM0.14m | 3:53PM0.99m | 9:09PM0.41m | 9:31AM0.28m | 4:52PM1.01m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | — | — | WSW 6 | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | SW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | — | — | 41 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | NW 3 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | NNW 2 |
| kJ | 84 | 46 | 69 | 97 | 126 | 124 | 118 | 134 | 284 | 288 | 140 | 117 | 82 | 2 | 39 | 33 | 31 | 61 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 357 | 357 | 228 | 261 | 433 | 336 | 336 | 336 | 731 | 336 | 39 | 50 | 39 | 261 | 359 | 390 | 336 | 371 | 314 |
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