Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Southerndown today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Southerndown at 2PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Southerndown. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 721 | 594 | 554 | 513 | 393 | 359 | 308 | 250 | 203 | 186 | 145 | 106 | 98 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 46 | 38 | 37 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:09AM7.48m | 10:29PM7.02m | 10:48AM6.89m | 11:13PM6.43m | 11:38AM6.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:46AM1.72m | 4:08PM1.92m | 4:23AM2.27m | 4:51PM2.50m | 5:10AM2.82m | 5:51PM3.03m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 721 | 594 | 554 | 513 | 393 | 359 | 308 | 250 | 203 | 186 | 145 | 106 | 98 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 46 | 38 | 37 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 4 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 28 | 36 | 6 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 31 | 34 | 31 | 170 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 43 | 43 | 194 | 380 | 194 | 94 |
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