Southerndown Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.45° N 3.61° W

Southerndown 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Southerndown sea temperature is
18.7°C
3.2° 

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


How big are the waves at Southerndown today (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Southerndown at 11AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (24 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (24 Sep)1ft (0.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
12
0.4
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
7
0.3
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
18
0.6
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
16
1
WSW
15
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
W
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
70
22
12
11
11
10
9
107
208
435
462
449
443
400
290
225
87
82
147
135
123
121
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
5
SSW
10
WSW
15
W
15
NW
25
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
15
W
10
W
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
5:42AM7.23m
5:58PM7.76m
6:18AM7.89m
6:33PM8.40m
6:52AM8.47m
7:08PM8.91m
Low Tide
11:51AM1.71m
00:12AM1.30m
12:24PM1.12m
00:44AM0.75m
12:56PM0.62m
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:03
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:08
7:07
7:04
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
13
16
20
18
16
15
14
15
16
17
17
16
14
13
12
12
14
15
15
15
14
Feels °C
9
8
10
15
18
18
16
15
14
15
17
16
15
14
9
9
9
10
13
13
12
14
14
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