Southerndown Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.45° N 3.61° W

Southerndown 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Southerndown sea temperature is
18.8°C
3.3° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Southerndown at 2PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (22 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (22 Sep)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
9
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
14
0.5
WSW
14
0.5
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
12
0.6
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
17
18
26
69
69
106
95
94
88
115
105
98
133
162
103
71
70
40
39
11
11
10
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
10
W
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:05AM5.93m
4:34PM6.39m
5:01AM6.55m
5:21PM7.07m
5:42AM7.23m
5:58PM7.76m
Low Tide
10:21AM2.98m
10:54PM2.59m
11:12AM2.35m
11:37PM1.93m
11:51AM1.71m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
7:01
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:14
7:10
7:08
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
17
18
18
18
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
17
15
13
12
11
13
18
22
20
18
Feels °C
17
17
17
18
18
18
19
19
17
18
16
16
15
15
13
10
9
8
10
16
20
20
17
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