Southend Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.30° N 5.62° W

Southend Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Southend Reef sea temperature is
14.7°C
0.6° 

Southend Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Southend Reef today (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Southend Reef at 5PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 19). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (19 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (19 Sep)1ft (0.3m)6s

Table - waves today at Southend Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Sat
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
W
11
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.2
S
6
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.5
S
3
0.7
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.5
S
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
846
32
20
7
2
2
1
3
2
2
3
1
1
1
4
14
7
7
5
8
5
Wind (km/h)
40
WSW
35
W
35
W
40
W
45
WSW
45
W
45
W
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
5
SSE
20
SSE
30
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:27PM1.79m
7:19AM1.64m
7:37PM1.76m
8:39AM1.60m
8:53PM1.80m
Low Tide
12:35PM0.86m
1:21AM0.74m
1:42PM0.91m
2:35AM0.75m
2:49PM0.90m
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
7:01
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:30
7:28
7:24
 mm
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
13
12
13
16
19
21
21
20
Feels °C
6
6
6
5
3
3
3
5
6
6
8
9
11
8
7
10
14
18
20
20
18
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