Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Southerndown today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Southerndown at 11AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Southerndown. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon morning, strong winds from the SW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 54 | 251 | 414 | 421 | 483 | 385 | 353 | 366 | 499 | 269 | 479 | 886 | 794 | 625 | 471 | 358 | 318 | 275 | 275 | 235 | 296 | 339 | 151 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:56AM8.96m | 8:13PM8.93m | 8:29AM8.80m | 8:46PM8.62m | 9:01AM8.48m | 9:19PM8.17m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:42AM0.32m | 1:57PM0.36m | 2:12AM0.48m | 2:28PM0.55m | 2:42AM0.78m | 2:59PM0.90m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 54 | 251 | 414 | 421 | 483 | 385 | 353 | 303 | 366 | — | — | — | — | — | 471 | 358 | 318 | 275 | 275 | 235 | 209 | 250 | 85 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | — | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 15 | — | — | W 10 |
| kJ | 29 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | 75 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 366 | 499 | 269 | 479 | 886 | 794 | 625 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 296 | 339 | 151 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 107 | 72 | 12 | 27 | 140 | 72 | 72 | 246 | 246 | 233 | 418 | 409 | 353 | 81 | 81 | 31 | 39 | 27 | 27 | 227 | 227 | 27 | 72 |
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