
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Southerndown today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Southerndown at 4PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Southerndown. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
145 | 106 | 98 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 46 | 38 | 37 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 27 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:48AM6.89m | 11:13PM6.43m | 11:38AM6.34m | 00:12AM5.92m | 12:50PM5.96m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:51PM2.50m | 5:10AM2.82m | 5:51PM3.03m | 6:23AM3.25m | 7:25PM3.28m | ||||||||||||||||
7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 12 |
145 | 106 | 98 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 46 | 38 | 37 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 21 | 27 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 19 | W 18 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | W 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 7 | 14 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | W 13 | W 12 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 2 | — | — | NNE 2 | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 2 | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | E 2 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 2 |
— | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 194 | 363 | 390 | 194 | 101 | 99 | 51 | 62 | 146 | 49 | 50 | 9 |
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