Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Southerndown today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Southerndown at 8PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Southerndown. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 55mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu night, min 8°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 59 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 18 | 155 | 1256 | 3087 | 2914 | 2091 | 1354 | 758 | 434 | 408 | 605 | 563 | 449 | 305 | 227 | 188 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:24PM5.96m | 3:10AM5.93m | 3:41PM6.38m | 4:14AM6.50m | 4:35PM7.01m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:06AM3.32m | 9:01PM3.08m | 9:29AM2.97m | 10:06PM2.56m | 10:25AM2.41m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 0 | -4 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 8 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 59 | 18 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 752 | 132 | 204 | 605 | 563 | 449 | 305 | 227 | 188 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 4 | WSW 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 29 | 29 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 189 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 155 | 1256 | 3087 | 2914 | 2091 | 1354 | 758 | 434 | 408 | 497 | 461 | 408 | — | 1 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 30 | 10 | 9 | 247 | 354 | 359 | 392 | 392 | 422 | 391 | 393 | 308 | 165 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 72 | 54 | 159 | 336 |
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