Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Southerndown today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Southerndown at 2AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Southerndown. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the S by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 9 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 29 | 216 | 320 | 242 | 166 | 136 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:31PM7.70m | 6:49AM7.76m | 7:05PM8.26m | 7:22AM8.24m | 7:38PM8.71m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:45AM1.45m | 12:57PM1.25m | 1:17AM0.97m | 1:28PM0.82m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 22 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 3 | — | S 7 | S 5 | — | — | — | SW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 2 | — | — | E 2 | E 3 | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 |
— | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 12 | 29 | 216 | 320 | 242 | 166 | 136 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 353 | 315 | 334 | 425 | 425 | 425 | 406 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 153 | 153 | 190 | 263 | 165 | 165 | 393 | 136 | 93 |
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