Southerndown surf break

Southerndown surfForecast / Wales – South East / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 04 May 2026 BST
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Southerndown surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Southerndown sea temperature is
11.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Southerndown today?

The current surf forecast for Southerndown at 6PM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)0.5ft (0.1m)5s
Afternoon (04 May)0.5ft (0.1m)7s
Evening (04 May)0.5ft (0.1m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.2
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
2
2
1
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
20
ENE
10
ESE
5
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
SE
5
SSE
10
NW
5
NNW
10
N
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
20
E
15
E
15
SE
5
SSE
5
E
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:38AM8.18m
8:53PM8.18m
9:11AM7.88m
9:27PM7.86m
9:46AM7.50m
10:04PM7.48m
Low Tide
2:34PM1.15m
2:53AM1.21m
3:07PM1.44m
3:28AM1.55m
3:41PM1.80m
4:05AM1.95m
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cloud
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5:41
5:39
5:37
5:35
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8:40
8:43
8:44
8:45
Temp °C
11
13
14
14
14
13
11
11
11
12
12
14
12
11
10
9
10
10
12
12
11
10
9
9
8
10
12
13
12
11
9
10
9
10
10
12
9
9
7
6
6
6
9
10
9
8
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.2
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
5
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
6
Energy kJ
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
194
210
195
352
301
333
306
353
353
389
360
352
388
389
389
425
425
410
463
439
353
315
315
334
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - South East
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
5
9
5
9
5
6
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