Southerndown Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.45° N 3.61° W

Southerndown 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Southerndown sea temperature is
20.6° C
4.5° 

Southerndown surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Southerndown today (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Southerndown at 3AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (04 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (04 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon night, fresh winds from the W by Wed morning).

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
1
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
7
1.2
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
6
1.1
W
7
1.2
W
7
1
W
6
1
W
6
1
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.6
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
26
42
70
83
82
77
77
77
75
90
118
193
225
181
127
104
110
128
81
76
71
50
22
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SE
10
SSE
20
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
35
W
25
W
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:23PM8.42m
10:44AM8.04m
11:03PM8.10m
11:27AM7.71m
11:50PM7.67m
12:18PM7.30m
Low Tide
4:24AM1.00m
4:38PM1.17m
5:03AM1.29m
5:22PM1.51m
5:50AM1.68m
6:15PM1.92m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:43
5:45
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8:58
8:55
8:53
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
18
18
21
21
21
20
18
18
17
15
16
17
16
17
17
16
13
13
15
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
18
17
17
20
19
19
18
16
16
15
11
11
10
9
10
12
12
9
9
10
10
9
11
11
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