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Southerndown surf break

Southerndown surfForecast / Wales – South East / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 12 Jan 2026 GMT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
7.1° 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 1AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (13 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (13 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.5
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
0.7
WSW
Period(s) (?)1212111111111111111111111111111013131312881019
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)129411198597246136245135044083312802261671301289422521514283187157258329
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
10
WSW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
5
SE
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
30
SSW
25
WSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglasscrosscross-
on		oncross-
on		ononcross-
on		onglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:54PM
6.32
1:31AM
6.15
2:07PM
6.13
2:45AM
6.17
3:19PM
6.24
3:51AM
6.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:07PM
2.84
7:41AM
2.97
8:18PM
2.95
8:55AM
2.94
9:28PM
2.82
10:01AM
2.68
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise------8:14-------8:14-------8:12-
Sunset4:29-------4:30-------4:31-------
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
1-----11----------1-3---
Temp. °C10109899998655444565598777
Feels °C (?)454466573112122220-123455
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