Southerndown Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.45° N 3.61° W

Southerndown 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Southerndown sea temperature is
20.2°C
4.0° 

Southerndown surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Southerndown today (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Southerndown at 12AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (26 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (26 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.6
WSW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
3
8
8
8
8
14
13
13
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
8
Wind (km/h)
20
E
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
15
SE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
5
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
15
WSW
25
W
25
W
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:53PM7.08m
6:13AM7.20m
6:31PM7.70m
6:49AM7.76m
7:05PM8.26m
Low Tide
00:08AM2.02m
12:22PM1.78m
00:45AM1.45m
12:57PM1.25m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:16
8:15
8:12
 mm
1
15
6
1
Temp °C
25
22
19
18
16
16
19
21
24
23
19
18
17
16
17
17
19
18
17
Feels °C
21
20
18
17
15
15
18
21
22
21
19
16
15
14
18
16
16
15
15
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