Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Southerndown today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Southerndown at 5PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Southerndown. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 39 | 35 | 22 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 1:00PM6.16m | 1:39AM5.89m | 2:24PM5.84m | 3:16AM5.76m | 4:00PM5.98m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:14PM3.08m | 7:53AM3.28m | 8:46PM3.31m | 9:31AM3.29m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 19 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 39 | 35 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 5 | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 2 | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 15 | — | — | — | W 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | W 15 | W 14 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 8 | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 6 | — | NE 2 | — | ENE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 6 | 4 | 27 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 236 | 347 | 23 | 51 | 43 | 56 | 50 | 43 | 56 | 208 | 178 | 133 | 56 | 50 | 142 | 142 | 103 | 133 | 51 | 50 |
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