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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 Friday 15 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 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Southerndown today?
The current surf forecast for Southerndown at 3AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Evening (16 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Southerndown. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Mon 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | W 4 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 6 | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | |
23 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 25 | 68 | 92 | 75 | 89 | 101 | 81 | 88 | 122 | 220 | 297 | 208 | 176 | 120 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:09PM8.62m | 6:31AM8.93m | 6:54PM9.06m | 7:17AM9.21m | 7:39PM9.29m | 8:03AM9.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:12AM0.57m | 12:35PM0.32m | 00:56AM0.22m | 1:19PM0.16m | 1:42AM0.08m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 9 | W 6 | WNW 4 | W 5 | WSW 5 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 5 | W 14 | WSW 6 | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | — | W 12 | W 11 | W 12 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
 kJ | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 68 | 92 | 75 | 27 | 49 | 73 | — | 96 | 40 | 45 | 208 | 176 | 120 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 9 | W 6 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 7 | W 8 | W 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 9 | — | W 9 | — | — | — | W 15 | W 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | W 5 | WSW 5 | W 4 | — | W 5 | — | — | — | W 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 23 | 18 | 10 | — | — | — | 11 | 7 | 15 | — | 25 | — | — | — | 89 | 101 | 81 | 88 | 122 | 220 | 297 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 395 | 367 | 333 | 103 | 306 | 306 | 306 | 333 | 336 | 333 | 333 | 337 | 138 | 30 | 257 | 337 | 354 | 364 | 359 | 100 | 102 | 30 | 39 | 72 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - South East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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