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Southerndown Surf Forecast
/ Wales – South East (14 surf breaks) /
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Southerndown surfForecast / Wales – South East / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 13 May 2026 BSTForecast 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
12.3° C
(Which is 1.2°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: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Southerndown. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed morning, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Sat 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | NW 6 | W 7 | WNW 6 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | W 7 | W 7 | |
348 | 432 | 354 | 262 | 159 | 97 | 161 | 176 | 183 | 158 | 59 | 56 | 56 | 37 | 25 | 16 | 31 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 9 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 4:33PM7.38m | 4:55AM7.86m | 5:23PM8.04m | 5:44AM8.46m | 6:09PM8.62m | 6:31AM8.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:17AM1.74m | 10:38PM1.65m | 11:06AM1.17m | 11:26PM1.07m | 11:51AM0.67m | 00:12AM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | 9:00 |
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Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 |
 kJ | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 159 | 97 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 59 | 56 | 56 | 37 | 25 | 16 | 22 | 24 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | — | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | NW 6 | — | WNW 6 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 348 | 432 | 354 | 262 | 12 | 14 | 161 | 176 | 183 | 158 | 27 | 22 | 8 | — | — | — | 31 | — | 23 | 17 | 11 | 4 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 783 | 598 | 598 | 598 | 416 | 138 | 577 | 138 | 155 | 1119 | 1202 | 423 | 9 | 9 | 243 | 146 | 347 | 347 | 408 | 347 | 208 | 208 | 133 | 160 |
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