Southerndown Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.45° N 3.61° W

Southerndown 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Southerndown sea temperature is
20.2°C
4.0° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Southerndown at 7AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (03 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (03 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu night, calm by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
8
1.4
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
6
2.2
WSW
7
1.8
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
8
1.4
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
6
1
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
0.7
WSW
7
0.7
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
265
208
186
176
181
186
208
136
179
489
378
302
302
302
251
191
70
105
84
47
44
67
72
72
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
45
SW
50
WSW
25
W
30
WNW
35
W
35
W
30
W
25
W
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:38PM8.28m
11:00AM7.92m
11:25PM7.66m
11:52AM7.32m
00:25AM7.00m
1:01PM6.77m
Low Tide
4:33AM1.15m
4:54PM1.40m
5:20AM1.75m
5:49PM2.00m
6:24AM2.36m
7:09PM2.53m
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6:28
6:30
6:31
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7:57
7:54
7:52
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
18
19
18
18
18
19
19
16
17
17
16
16
16
15
13
13
14
15
16
16
16
Feels °C
14
15
15
15
16
14
15
14
13
12
12
12
11
9
11
12
12
10
12
13
13
15
15
15
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