Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Southerndown today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Southerndown at 3AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Southerndown. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 5 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 30 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 21 | 30 | 13 | 79 | 16 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:04PM8.36m | 8:21AM8.20m | 8:38PM8.58m | 8:55AM8.33m | 9:12PM8.66m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:53PM1.15m | 2:15AM1.00m | 2:25PM0.93m | 2:46AM0.83m | 2:56PM0.82m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 9 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 12 | W 11 | SW 11 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 12 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | W 6 | W 5 | W 9 | W 4 | — |
| kJ | 12 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 17 | 20 | 30 | 18 | 9 | — | — | 30 | 13 | 79 | 11 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 891 | 353 | 213 | 196 | 213 | 213 | 213 | 213 | 892 | 801 | 390 | 388 | 43 | 196 | 353 | 213 | 213 | 213 | 195 |
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