Southerndown surf break

Southerndown surfForecast / Wales – South East / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 24 May 2026 BST
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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
13.2° 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 5PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (24 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (24 May)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
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)
0.6
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
65
46
45
64
64
64
64
64
45
44
44
39
25
26
31
31
15
18
48
47
46
43
41
24
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
S
0
WSW
5
SE
5
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SE
10
E
15
E
20
E
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:41PM6.70m
2:13AM6.97m
2:53PM6.68m
3:21AM6.98m
3:56PM6.87m
4:20AM7.14m
Low Tide
7:31AM2.16m
7:57PM2.40m
8:42AM2.23m
9:07PM2.38m
9:43AM2.14m
10:06PM2.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:11
5:09
5:09
5:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:10
9:12
9:14
9:15
1
1
Temp °C
17
20
22
22
22
22
21
20
22
24
27
25
24
22
21
21
22
25
27
27
24
23
19
16
17
20
22
22
22
21
21
20
21
23
26
25
24
21
20
21
22
25
28
29
26
24
19
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
Energy kJ
65
46
45
64
64
64
64
64
45
44
44
39
25
26
31
31
13
18
48
47
46
43
41
24
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
16
0.1
SW
15
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.1
SW
13
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
Energy kJ
5
9
20
19
18
18
18
16
15
15
6
15
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
10
Energy kJ
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
2
0.3
E
2
Energy kJ
1
1
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)
10
12
12
10
9
0
0
0
9
9
45
10
12
9
9
45
45
45
12
12
12
12
12
50
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - South East
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
9
9
9
6
7
7
7
9
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