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Southerndown Surf Forecast
/ Wales – South East (14 surf breaks) /
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Southerndown surfForecast / Wales – South East / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 17 May 2026 BSTForecast 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
12.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Southerndown today?
The current surf forecast for Southerndown at 1AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Southerndown. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | |
95 | 106 | 121 | 173 | 267 | 252 | 261 | 188 | 163 | 102 | 75 | 57 | 118 | 140 | 173 | 374 | 519 | 545 | 753 | 716 | 798 | 1902 | 1693 | 1487 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | |
High Tide | 7:39PM9.29m | 8:03AM9.26m | 8:25PM9.29m | 8:50AM9.05m | 9:12PM9.07m | 9:39AM8.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:19PM0.16m | 1:42AM0.08m | 2:04PM0.20m | 2:29AM0.17m | 2:50PM0.45m | 3:18AM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 |
— | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 11 | WSW 11 | — | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 8 | W 15 | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 14 | — | — |
 kJ | 73 | 101 | 88 | 173 | 267 | 40 | 42 | — | 163 | 102 | 75 | 57 | 118 | 110 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 87 | 250 | 1781 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 67 | 43 | 46 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | S 3 | SSE 3 | SW 7 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 95 | 106 | 121 | 153 | 215 | 252 | 261 | 188 | 149 | — | — | 5 | 3 | 140 | 173 | 374 | 519 | 545 | 753 | 716 | 798 | 1902 | 1693 | 1487 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 354 | 354 | 354 | 354 | 165 | 136 | 136 | 140 | 117 | 246 | 246 | 429 | 427 | 72 | 461 | 331 | 392 | 334 | 391 | 331 | 444 | 464 | 306 | 306 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - South East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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