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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 Thursday 28 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
13.8° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Southerndown today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Southerndown at 8PM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Southerndown. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sun 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 13 | W 5 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | |
10 | 10 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 28 | 33 | 47 | 44 | 92 | 88 | 96 | 54 | 68 | 85 | 269 | 311 | 361 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 5:32PM7.44m | 5:52AM7.56m | 6:12PM7.70m | 6:31AM7.75m | 6:49PM7.90m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:18AM1.79m | 11:38PM1.76m | 11:57AM1.62m | 00:16AM1.55m | 12:33PM1.47m | 00:52AM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:19 | — | — | — | 9:20 |
— | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 18 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
16 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 16 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 15 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
 kJ | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 15 | 28 | 16 | 17 | 24 | 92 | 88 | 96 | 54 | 61 | 64 | 269 | 311 | 361 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 16 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 33 | 47 | 44 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 68 | 85 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 16 | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | W 8 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | SW 15 | WSW 14 | W 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 1 | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | — | 9 | 18 | 8 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 2 | — | SW 9 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 21 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | 13 | 14 | 21 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 231 | 190 | 353 | 190 | 190 | 196 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 177 | 140 | 49 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 138 | 39 | 27 | 51 | 99 | 31 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - South East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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