Southerndown surf break

Southerndown surfForecast / Wales – South East / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 02 May 2026 BST
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Southerndown surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Southerndown sea temperature is
11.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Southerndown today?

The current surf forecast for Southerndown at 7PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (02 May)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (02 May)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
9
8
8
8
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
E
0
SE
5
W
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
NNE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
5
ENE
5
W
0
SSE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
High Tide
7:32AM8.44m
7:48PM8.47m
8:05AM8.37m
8:20PM8.39m
8:38AM8.18m
8:53PM8.18m
Low Tide
1:33PM0.87m
1:49AM0.85m
2:03PM0.95m
2:21AM0.97m
2:34PM1.15m
2:53AM1.21m
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cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:45
5:43
5:41
5:39
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8:37
8:38
8:40
8:43
3
1
3
1
Temp °C
12
14
15
12
12
11
11
11
12
13
13
12
11
12
11
10
11
12
14
13
13
12
12
11
10
11
13
11
12
10
10
10
11
12
11
10
10
9
7
6
7
9
12
12
13
11
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
4
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
5
Energy kJ
19
9
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
Energy kJ
8
8
8
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
5
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
Energy kJ
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
56
92
142
194
195
195
195
306
306
406
425
210
195
195
195
194
194
142
142
195
306
142
306
306
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - South East
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
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