Southerndown Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.45° N 3.61° W

Southerndown 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Southerndown sea temperature is
20.0°C
3.8° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Southerndown at 8AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (04 Sep)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (04 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu night, calm by Sat night).

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
6
2.2
WSW
7
1.9
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
8
1.6
W
8
1.6
WSW
8
1.5
W
8
1.4
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
7
1.2
WSW
7
1
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
0.7
WSW
6
0.6
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
7
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
6
0.5
WSW
6
0.6
WSW
7
0.6
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
254
537
441
402
341
333
258
197
171
151
105
82
44
29
55
72
66
46
45
26
12
22
36
42
Wind (km/h)
40
SW
45
WSW
25
WNW
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
25
W
25
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SW
Wind State
on
on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
11:25PM7.66m
11:52AM7.32m
00:25AM7.00m
1:01PM6.77m
1:47AM6.53m
2:33PM6.57m
Low Tide
5:20AM1.75m
5:49PM2.00m
6:24AM2.36m
7:09PM2.53m
7:57AM2.74m
8:57PM2.62m
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cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:31
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:54
7:52
7:50
 mm
1
3
Temp °C
19
19
17
16
17
16
16
16
16
14
13
15
16
16
15
15
15
15
14
17
22
24
21
18
Feels °C
14
13
14
11
11
9
10
11
12
11
10
13
14
14
14
14
14
13
11
14
18
20
19
16
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