
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Southerndown today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Southerndown at 11AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Southerndown. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat morning, light winds from the ESE by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 10 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
413 | 358 | 310 | 230 | 184 | 128 | 84 | 74 | 49 | 39 | 36 | 37 | 27 | 18 | 34 | 76 | 137 | 201 | 433 | 527 | 615 | 874 | 713 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 6:46AM8.72m | 7:04PM9.01m | 7:22AM8.94m | 7:39PM9.07m | 7:56AM8.96m | 8:13PM8.93m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:53PM0.50m | 1:11AM0.33m | 1:25PM0.34m | 1:42AM0.32m | 1:57PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
— | 102 | 102 | 75 | 75 | 30 | 31 | 25 | 49 | 39 | 36 | 37 | 27 | 8 | 34 | 76 | 137 | 201 | 433 | 527 | 563 | 408 | 593 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 14 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | 74 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | SSE 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 |
413 | 358 | 310 | 230 | 184 | 128 | 84 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 615 | 874 | 713 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 149 | 353 | 353 | 353 | 353 | 79 | 93 | 154 | 30 | 0 | 12 | 101 | 117 | 243 | 247 | 247 | 247 | 131 | 72 | 72 | 27 | 25 | 246 |
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