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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 12 pm Saturday 16 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 slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Southerndown today?
The current surf forecast for Southerndown at 8PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (16 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Southerndown. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon night, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 12 | W 6 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | |
7 | 8 | 15 | 27 | 32 | 39 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 100 | 94 | 101 | 112 | 176 | 178 | 135 | 105 | 82 | 45 | 34 | 38 | 32 | 34 | 61 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 6:54PM9.06m | 7:17AM9.21m | 7:39PM9.29m | 8:03AM9.26m | 8:25PM9.29m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:35PM0.32m | 00:56AM0.22m | 1:19PM0.16m | 1:42AM0.08m | 2:04PM0.20m | 2:29AM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | 9:04 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | W 8 | W 9 | W 7 | W 14 | WSW 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 6 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SE 3 |
 kJ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 73 | 73 | 15 | 49 | 73 | 101 | 109 | 149 | 178 | 135 | 105 | 82 | 45 | 34 | 38 | 32 | 34 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 9 | — | W 8 | W 14 | W 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | W 15 | — | WSW 8 | — | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | S 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | — | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 4 | — | 14 | — | 67 | 43 | 25 | 24 | 23 | — | 20 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | — | W 15 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 5 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | WSW 7 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SW 7 |
| kJ | — | 8 | 15 | 27 | 32 | — | — | — | 73 | 100 | 94 | 91 | 112 | 176 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 9 | 61 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 306 | 333 | 336 | 337 | 306 | 353 | 138 | 6 | 337 | 337 | 136 | 136 | 354 | 102 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 72 | 72 | 12 | 246 | 292 | 460 | 460 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - South East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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