
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Southerndown today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Southerndown at 1AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Southerndown. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
161 | 134 | 121 | 124 | 151 | 211 | 230 | 200 | 212 | 250 | 208 | 81 | 182 | 285 | 245 | 220 | 214 | 203 | 166 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:49PM8.36m | 10:05AM8.05m | 10:23PM7.72m | 10:39AM7.43m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:30PM0.76m | 3:47AM1.08m | 4:03PM1.29m | 4:19AM1.68m | 4:39PM1.92m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 7 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | W 10 | — | W 10 | W 7 | W 10 | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | W 9 |
— | — | 121 | 124 | 151 | 211 | 230 | 200 | — | 75 | 65 | 52 | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | 61 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
161 | 134 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 212 | 250 | 208 | 81 | 182 | 285 | 245 | 220 | 214 | 203 | 166 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 353 | 1303 | 79 | 0 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 79 | 138 | 170 | 306 | 306 | 306 | 306 | 424 | 623 | 353 | 353 | 353 |
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