Southerndown Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.45° N 3.61° W

Southerndown 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Southerndown sea temperature is
20.8° C
4.5° 

Southerndown surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Southerndown today (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Southerndown at 7PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (14 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (14 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Fri
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
WSW
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.5
W
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.3
WSW
7
0.3
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.5
W
3
0.2
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
45
40
39
22
33
33
33
29
19
19
18
18
27
18
18
11
11
18
5
5
Wind (km/h)
15
W
20
W
25
W
20
W
15
NW
10
N
5
NNE
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
15
NNW
5
N
5
NE
0
ENE
5
SW
15
WSW
25
W
20
W
20
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:11AM9.09m
8:30PM9.49m
8:51AM9.10m
9:10PM9.36m
9:30AM8.88m
9:48PM8.99m
Low Tide
2:17PM0.15m
2:42AM0.02m
2:55PM0.16m
3:19AM0.19m
3:32PM0.39m
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:58
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:38
8:37
8:35
 mm
Temp °C
20
21
21
20
20
18
17
16
19
22
23
20
16
15
15
15
17
18
18
18
16
Feels °C
20
20
19
19
19
18
18
14
16
18
17
14
12
13
14
15
16
14
13
15
13
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