Southerndown surf break

Southerndown surfForecast / Wales – South East / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 26 May 2026 BST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
13.3° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Southerndown today?

The current surf forecast for Southerndown at 12AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)--
Afternoon (27 May)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (27 May)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the E by Wed morning).

Tue
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
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
10 AM
1 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
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
4
0.2
W
9
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
48
47
46
43
41
40
23
22
21
20
19
19
19
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
18
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
WSW
0
NNE
10
E
15
E
20
E
30
E
35
E
25
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
SE
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
15
W
15
W
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:56PM6.87m
4:20AM7.14m
4:48PM7.15m
5:09AM7.35m
5:32PM7.44m
5:52AM7.56m
Low Tide
10:06PM2.22m
10:35AM1.98m
10:56PM1.99m
11:18AM1.79m
11:38PM1.76m
11:57AM1.62m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:07
5:07
5:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:14
9:15
9:15
9:16
2
1
Temp °C
28
28
26
24
21
16
17
20
25
23
20
16
14
14
17
21
22
17
13
12
12
12
14
14
30
30
29
25
21
14
13
16
22
21
18
13
11
12
16
20
22
16
11
9
10
10
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.2
WSW
13
Energy kJ
48
47
46
43
41
40
23
22
21
20
19
19
19
9
8
8
8
8
8
6
6
9
8
18
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
17
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
Energy kJ
6
12
12
6
6
6
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
8
Energy kJ
5
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
2
0.4
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.3
ESE
2
0.3
ESE
2
0.3
WSW
3
0.5
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
5
0.5
W
5
Energy kJ
1
2
4
5
3
1
1
1
2
10
7
6
9
14
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)
12
12
12
12
12
12
133
81
54
54
56
81
56
56
169
190
190
353
190
133
196
196
178
177
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - South East
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
6
7
7
9
7
9
9
6
6
6
9
9
9
9
9
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
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