Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Southerndown today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Southerndown at 2AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Southerndown. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 111 | 74 | 46 | 51 | 46 | 35 | 30 | 43 | 46 | 69 | 117 | 269 | 207 | 232 | 194 | 190 | 228 | 280 | 382 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:38PM8.71m | 7:55AM8.61m | 8:11PM9.00m | 8:29AM8.84m | 8:45PM9.12m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:28PM0.82m | 1:48AM0.59m | 1:59PM0.51m | 2:18AM0.36m | 2:29PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 31 | 35 | 35 | 30 | 43 | 46 | 69 | 117 | 269 | 207 | 232 | 194 | 135 | 197 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | W 3 | W 4 | W 5 | WSW 9 | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 111 | 74 | 46 | 51 | 46 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 8 | 31 | 25 | 207 | — | — | 190 | 228 | 280 | 382 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 394 | 375 | 190 | 246 | 233 | 247 | 391 | 49 | 79 | 206 | 81 | 136 | 93 | 117 | 72 | 331 | 72 | 308 | 79 |
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