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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 am Tuesday 19 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
12.5° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Southerndown today?
The current surf forecast for Southerndown at 1PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Southerndown. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue night, calm by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | |
143 | 191 | 238 | 315 | 439 | 493 | 645 | 840 | 990 | 2006 | 1756 | 1430 | 1286 | 995 | 734 | 477 | 399 | 311 | 290 | 222 | 210 | 168 | 175 | 179 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:50AM9.05m | 9:12PM9.07m | 9:39AM8.64m | 10:02PM8.66m | 10:31AM8.09m | 10:56PM8.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:29AM0.17m | 2:50PM0.45m | 3:18AM0.47m | 3:39PM0.85m | 4:11AM0.92m | 4:33PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | 9:07 |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | W 15 | W 15 | — | W 14 | WSW 17 | — | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
 kJ | 94 | 122 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 30 | — | 243 | 1956 | — | — | — | 972 | 734 | 477 | 399 | 311 | 290 | 222 | 210 | 168 | 175 | 179 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 143 | 191 | 238 | 315 | 439 | 493 | 645 | 840 | 990 | 2006 | 1756 | 1430 | 1286 | 995 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 461 | 461 | 492 | 466 | 331 | 334 | 331 | 392 | 428 | 306 | 136 | 306 | 190 | 140 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - South East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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