Southerndown Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.45° N 3.61° W

Southerndown 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Southerndown sea temperature is
19.6°C
3.6° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Southerndown at 5PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (09 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (09 Sep)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Wed
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
8
0.8
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
7
1.6
W
8
1.5
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
9
1.2
WSW
9
1
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
134
87
68
51
51
36
35
33
19
28
82
235
334
343
260
218
177
146
113
111
86
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
5
SSW
10
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
W
10
NW
10
WNW
15
W
20
W
15
W
10
W
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:04PM8.38m
6:29AM8.41m
6:48PM8.96m
7:10AM8.88m
7:28PM9.32m
Low Tide
11:55AM1.31m
00:23AM0.82m
12:39PM0.72m
1:04AM0.34m
1:17PM0.31m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:39
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:44
7:40
7:38
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
14
16
16
15
14
13
13
13
15
18
18
16
17
17
17
16
16
17
17
16
15
Feels °C
10
12
12
12
11
11
11
10
12
14
14
12
14
15
16
15
15
15
14
14
14
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