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Southerndown Surf Forecast
/ Wales – South East (14 surf breaks) /
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Southerndown surfForecast / Wales – South East / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.3° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Southerndown today?
The current surf forecast for Southerndown at 9PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (12 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Southerndown. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed morning, light winds from the NW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | |
16 | 17 | 16 | 71 | 169 | 226 | 328 | 410 | 354 | 268 | 163 | 124 | 197 | 214 | 124 | 124 | 77 | 59 | 56 | 36 | 17 | 16 | 24 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 3:37PM6.77m | 4:02AM7.25m | 4:33PM7.38m | 4:55AM7.86m | 5:23PM8.04m | 5:44AM8.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:46PM2.21m | 10:17AM1.74m | 10:38PM1.65m | 11:06AM1.17m | 11:26PM1.07m | 11:51AM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 |
7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 8 | W 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 7 | SW 15 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 14 | W 7 |
 kJ | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 163 | 124 | 10 | 10 | 124 | 8 | 77 | 59 | 56 | 36 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | SW 15 | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | W 14 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | — | — | 9 | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NNW 5 | W 7 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | W 7 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 16 | 17 | 16 | 71 | 169 | 226 | 328 | 410 | 354 | 268 | 12 | 12 | 197 | 214 | 21 | 124 | 16 | 11 | 6 | — | — | — | 24 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 387 | 373 | 379 | 378 | 359 | 359 | 783 | 997 | 1389 | 796 | 416 | 416 | 138 | 138 | 170 | 172 | 193 | 196 | 23 | 9 | 62 | 196 | 347 | 235 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - South East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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