Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Southerndown today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Southerndown at 12AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Southerndown. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:53PM7.08m | 6:13AM7.20m | 6:31PM7.70m | 6:49AM7.76m | 7:05PM8.26m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:08AM2.02m | 12:22PM1.78m | 00:45AM1.45m | 12:57PM1.25m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 15 | 6 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | SW 8 | W 10 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | SW 8 |
2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | W 10 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 |
3 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 4 |
2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 126 | 149 | 92 | 50 | 56 | 133 | 159 | 184 | 375 | 142 | 334 | 425 | 394 | 425 | 327 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 93 |
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