Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Southerndown today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Southerndown at 8PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Southerndown. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue morning, strong winds from the WNW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
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 kJ | 37 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 27 | 35 | 35 | 40 | 59 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:38AM6.34m | 00:12AM5.92m | 12:50PM5.96m | 1:39AM5.69m | 2:24PM5.96m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:51PM3.03m | 6:23AM3.25m | 7:25PM3.28m | 8:06AM3.32m | 9:01PM3.08m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 37 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 21 | 27 | 35 | 24 | 40 | 59 | 18 | 18 | 31 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | — | W 18 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | W 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | SW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | 6 | 12 | 25 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 18 | 35 | 17 | — | 29 | 28 | 15 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 2 | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | ENE 2 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 103 | 198 | 197 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 51 | 50 | 120 | 128 | 52 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 30 | 140 | 117 | 247 |
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