Southerndown surf break

Southerndown surfForecast / Wales – South East / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 26 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
13.3° 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 1PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (26 May)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (26 May)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the E by Wed morning).

Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
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
1 AM
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
31
15
15
48
47
46
43
41
40
23
22
21
20
19
19
19
9
8
10
10
10
10
10
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
5
S
5
S
5
E
10
E
15
E
20
E
30
E
35
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
E
20
ESE
15
SE
10
SW
5
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
cross-off
cross-off
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
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:21AM6.98m
3:56PM6.87m
4:20AM7.14m
4:48PM7.15m
5:09AM7.35m
5:32PM7.44m
Low Tide
9:43AM2.14m
10:06PM2.22m
10:35AM1.98m
10:56PM1.99m
11:18AM1.79m
11:38PM1.76m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:09
5:07
5:07
5:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:14
9:15
9:15
9:16
1
1
2
Temp °C
22
21
23
26
27
27
25
23
20
17
17
20
25
23
20
16
14
13
16
21
24
22
18
14
21
21
23
27
29
30
28
24
20
15
13
16
22
21
19
13
11
10
14
20
24
23
18
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
W
9
Energy kJ
31
31
12
13
48
47
46
43
41
40
23
22
21
20
19
19
19
9
8
8
8
8
8
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.1
W
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
17
0.1
W
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
Energy kJ
15
16
15
15
6
12
12
6
6
6
5
10
10
10
10
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
10
0.1
W
10
Energy kJ
10
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
2
0.4
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.4
SE
2
0.2
ESE
2
0.3
WSW
4
Energy kJ
1
2
4
4
2
1
2
1
4
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)
9
12
45
45
12
12
12
12
12
12
50
81
50
54
56
81
56
56
142
169
190
143
190
196
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - South East
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
9
9
9
5
6
7
6
7
7
9
6
9
6
9
9
9
8
7
9
7
7
6
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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