Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Southerndown today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Southerndown at 4PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Southerndown. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the W by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 4 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 7 | W 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 11 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 36 | 31 | 24 | 13 | 10 | 24 | 64 | 64 | 62 | 66 | 54 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:30AM8.88m | 9:48PM8.99m | 10:07AM8.48m | 10:25PM8.43m | 10:44AM7.95m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:32PM0.39m | 3:54AM0.55m | 4:07PM0.80m | 4:29AM1.07m | 4:44PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 5 | W 9 | — | — | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | — | W 17 | W 17 | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 | — | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | — | 6 | 6 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 7 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 18 | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 20 | 36 | 31 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 24 | 64 | 64 | 62 | 66 | 54 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 236 | 239 | 454 | 473 | 466 | 263 | 460 | 336 | 347 | 453 | 353 | 353 | 353 | 306 | 306 | 255 | 266 | 165 | 1054 | 789 | 170 |
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