Southend Reef Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Kintyre, UK)

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Southend Reef Surf Guide

Southend Reef on the West Coast is an exposed reef break. Winter is the favoured time of year for surfing here. Ideal winds are from the north. Waves more likely to be from local windswells than distant groundswells and the best wave direction is from the south. There are left and right breaking reefs. Best around low tide. Rarely crowded here. Beware of rocks and rips.

Southend Reef Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	3	rarely breaks	9.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Southend Reef:

The best conditions reported for surf at Southend Reef occur when a South swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North.

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What's the best time of year to surf Southend Reef (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Southend Reef with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 0% of the time in January while 28% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 72% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

28%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

72%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Southend Reef Location Map

Interactive Southend Reef surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Southend Reef is Islay Airport (ILY) in U.k, 58 km (36 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Southend Reef is Prestwick Airport (PIK), also in U.k, 69 km (43 miles) away.

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Southend Reef Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 05:05 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM
Wave (m)		SE	ESE	SE
Period (s)	-	4	4	4
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross	cross	cross

Tides at Southend Reef

Current tide and informaton

For Carskiey Bay, 4 km from Southend Reef.

Next High Water: 03:58pm | 1.92m

Next Low Water: 09:52am | 0.43m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Southend Reef Sea Temperature

Very cold water temperature (9.9 °C) at Southend Reef. Despite the sunshine, even with a thick winter wetsuit, neoprene hood, gloves and boots it will be difficult to stay comfortable in the sea for long today.

Today, many surfers would wear a winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.