Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Southerndown today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Southerndown at 1AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Southerndown. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 6 | W 7 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 42 | 31 | 21 | 17 | 35 | 81 | 107 | 66 | 78 | 76 | 64 | 62 | 68 | 73 | 81 | 91 | 117 | 135 | 163 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:25PM8.43m | 10:44AM7.95m | 11:03PM7.76m | 11:22AM7.34m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:07PM0.80m | 4:29AM1.07m | 4:44PM1.34m | 5:05AM1.67m | 5:23PM1.95m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 7 | — | — | W 7 | W 17 | — | — | — | W 17 | WSW 6 | SW 17 | SW 16 | W 9 | W 16 | — | W 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 11 | 4 | 10 | — | — | 92 | 6 | — | — | — | 6 | 68 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 5 | — | 158 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 17 | W 17 | — | W 16 | — | — | W 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 6 | — | 5 | — | — | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 6 | W 7 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | WSW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 42 | 31 | 21 | 17 | 35 | 81 | 107 | 66 | 78 | 76 | 64 | 62 | — | 73 | 81 | 91 | 117 | 135 | 163 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 479 | 502 | 140 | 353 | 265 | 79 | 165 | 793 | 792 | 349 | 145 | 79 | 306 | 306 | 306 | 292 | 306 | 302 | 165 |
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