Southerndown surf break

Southerndown surfForecast / Wales – South East / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 03 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
11.5° 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 2PM is: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Afternoon (03 May)0.5ft (0.2m)5s
Evening (03 May)0.5ft (0.1m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 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)
0.2
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
8
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.2
ESE
2
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
WNW
5
S
10
SSE
5
SW
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
5
E
5
NNW
5
ENE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
E
0
ESE
5
SW
10
W
10
NW
5
ENE
20
E
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:05AM8.37m
8:20PM8.39m
8:38AM8.18m
8:53PM8.18m
9:11AM7.88m
9:27PM7.86m
Low Tide
1:49AM0.85m
2:03PM0.95m
2:21AM0.97m
2:34PM1.15m
2:53AM1.21m
3:07PM1.44m
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5:43
5:41
5:39
5:37
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8:38
8:40
8:43
8:44
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
13
12
14
13
12
11
11
11
12
13
14
14
13
13
12
11
11
12
12
13
12
11
10
10
13
11
13
12
11
10
9
9
9
10
13
14
12
12
10
10
10
10
10
11
10
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
6
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
2
Energy kJ
1
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)
195
306
306
425
464
327
195
195
194
195
195
195
195
301
333
142
142
353
92
401
389
353
360
389
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - South East
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
8
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