Southerndown surf break

Southerndown surfForecast / Wales – South East / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 28 May 2026 BST
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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
13.8° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Southerndown today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Southerndown at 8PM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (28 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (28 May)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
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
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.4
WSW
5
0.5
W
5
0.2
WSW
13
0.6
W
5
0.3
WSW
12
0.4
SW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
10
21
10
10
10
10
9
13
18
21
28
33
47
44
92
88
96
54
68
85
269
311
361
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
10
SSE
15
WSW
20
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
10
W
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
15
SW
15
W
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
5:32PM7.44m
5:52AM7.56m
6:12PM7.70m
6:31AM7.75m
6:49PM7.90m
Low Tide
11:18AM1.79m
11:38PM1.76m
11:57AM1.62m
00:16AM1.55m
12:33PM1.47m
00:52AM1.39m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:07
5:05
5:05
5:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:15
9:16
9:19
9:20
1
1
Temp °C
18
22
22
15
13
13
13
13
14
14
15
14
13
12
12
12
14
15
15
14
13
13
13
14
16
22
21
13
11
11
12
12
11
11
12
11
11
10
11
11
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.1
SW
16
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
W
9
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
5
0.1
SW
15
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
12
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
7
0.7
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
Energy kJ
8
8
10
8
6
7
6
7
8
18
15
28
16
17
24
92
88
96
54
61
64
269
311
361
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
SW
16
0.4
SW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.2
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
12
Energy kJ
10
10
5
10
10
6
6
1
1
1
1
10
33
47
44
10
10
9
19
68
85
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.1
W
8
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
W
10
Energy kJ
5
10
10
9
8
1
10
10
10
10
9
18
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
2
0.4
SW
9
0.3
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
4
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
6
Energy kJ
1
21
1
6
13
14
21
22
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
231
190
353
190
190
196
190
190
190
177
140
49
31
6
0
0
0
117
138
39
27
51
99
31
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - South East
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
7
7
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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