Southerndown surf break

Southerndown surfForecast / Wales – South East / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 06 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
7.4° C
(Which is 2.7°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Southerndown today?

The current surf forecast for Southerndown at 6AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (07 Jan)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (07 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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

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Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.3
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.2
W
0.9
W
0.7
WSW
0.8
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
2.1
WNW
1.9
W
1.9
W
1.9
W
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
Period(s) (?)7777777766678888910111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2981921501731841841317241471281551471209680203253954813841843655704
Wind
(km/h)
40
W
25
W
30
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
NW
0
SE
5
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
5
WSW
15
ESE
35
E
35
ENE
60
NNW
55
NW
45
NW
35
WNW
35
NW
40
WNW
35
NW
30
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrossglasscrosscrosscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:34PM
8.63
8:54AM
8.87
9:16PM
8.26
9:36AM
8.43
9:59PM
7.79
10:19AM
7.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:37AM
0.66
3:06PM
0.71
3:19AM
0.99
3:48PM
1.11
4:01AM
1.41
4:30PM
1.59
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sunrise----8:18-------8:17-------8:17---
Sunset------4:22-------4:23-------4:24-
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
311----------19141451-----
Temp. °C865446654666653524455555
Feels °C (?)00-3-4-4-2-10241131-6-3-11-9-7-4-4-4-4-3
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