Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Southerndown today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Southerndown at 6PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Southerndown. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the E by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | 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-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:00PM5.98m | 4:38AM6.08m | 5:06PM6.47m | 5:32AM6.62m | 5:53PM7.08m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:31AM3.29m | 10:20PM3.09m | 10:50AM2.91m | 11:23PM2.60m | 11:43AM2.36m | ||||||||||||||||
6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 23 | 27 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 12 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 23 | 21 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 13 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | SSE 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 92 | 114 | 133 | 51 | 56 | 92 | 142 | 252 | 425 | 425 | 425 | 271 | 252 | 318 | 306 | 142 | 142 | 92 | 177 | 143 | 92 |
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