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Southbourne surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Southbourne surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Southbourne sea temperature is
13.0° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Southbourne today?
The current surf forecast for Southbourne at 1PM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (06 May) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Southbourne. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | E 4 | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | E 3 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | |
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 25 | 30 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 35 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:00AM0.94m | 11:16AM1.12m | 3:48PM0.98m | 11:24PM1.23m | 3:45AM0.94m | 11:49AM1.03m | 4:31PM0.98m | 11:56PM1.15m | 4:26AM0.94m | 12:27PM0.94m | 5:13PM1.00m | 00:34AM1.07m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:16AM0.93m | 7:13AM0.19m | 1:58PM0.90m | 7:28PM0.40m | 2:36AM0.92m | 7:50AM0.27m | 2:18PM0.87m | 8:05PM0.49m | 2:59AM0.91m | 8:31AM0.34m | 2:36PM0.85m | 8:46PM0.57m | ||||||||||||
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 | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | 8:38 |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
 kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | W 9 | W 16 | — | W 15 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | ENE 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | E 3 | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 8 | 10 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 10 | 25 | 30 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 35 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 360 | 570 | 574 | 589 | 589 | 478 | 334 | 296 | 325 | 340 | 361 | 363 | 361 | 485 | 434 | 430 | 343 | 263 | 229 | 229 | 247 | 221 | 195 | 195 |
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