Southerndown Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.45° N 3.61° W

Southerndown 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Southerndown sea temperature is
20.8° C
4.7° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Southerndown at 5AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.3
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.3
W
5
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
SW
9
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
62
60
62
62
47
44
40
20
13
9
5
2
2
4
5
7
5
3
2
2
2
3
7
6
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
30
W
25
W
15
WNW
10
NW
5
N
5
N
10
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
SSW
10
W
15
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:50PM7.67m
12:18PM7.30m
00:47AM7.20m
1:22PM6.93m
2:01AM6.85m
2:44PM6.79m
Low Tide
5:50AM1.68m
6:15PM1.92m
6:50AM2.11m
7:26PM2.29m
8:09AM2.39m
8:54PM2.39m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:46
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:53
8:52
8:51
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
13
15
17
16
16
15
14
14
14
16
17
17
17
15
14
14
13
16
19
21
21
18
Feels °C
11
11
9
11
12
10
11
12
11
12
13
14
14
13
14
13
12
13
11
14
16
17
17
15
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