Southerndown Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.45° N 3.61° W

Southerndown 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Southerndown sea temperature is
20.5° C
4.2° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Southerndown at 1PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (12 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (12 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.7
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
39
40
38
54
49
47
73
73
73
86
121
78
96
75
74
71
48
65
62
45
59
66
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
SSE
10
SSW
5
WNW
5
W
5
NW
5
NNE
5
WSW
15
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
25
NW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
6:42AM8.41m
7:05PM8.95m
7:29AM8.86m
7:49PM9.35m
8:11AM9.09m
8:30PM9.49m
Low Tide
12:53PM0.78m
1:21AM0.39m
1:37PM0.36m
2:03AM0.09m
2:17PM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:43
8:40
8:38
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
22
29
32
30
27
24
23
22
25
25
25
22
20
18
18
17
18
20
19
22
18
Feels °C
15
15
18
26
28
28
26
23
23
22
24
22
21
20
20
18
18
17
17
18
16
19
15
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