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Southerndown Surf Forecast
/ Wales – South East (14 surf breaks) /
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Southerndown surfForecast / Wales – South East / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 14 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.3° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Southerndown today?
The current surf forecast for Southerndown at 10PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (14 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Southerndown. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sun 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | W 5 | WNW 4 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 5 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | |
132 | 55 | 42 | 38 | 26 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 26 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 29 | 35 | 29 | 39 | 40 | 39 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 5:23PM8.04m | 5:44AM8.46m | 6:09PM8.62m | 6:31AM8.93m | 6:54PM9.06m | 7:17AM9.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:26PM1.07m | 11:51AM0.67m | 00:12AM0.57m | 12:35PM0.32m | 00:56AM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 14 | W 9 | W 5 | WNW 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 15 | W 14 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 12 |
 kJ | 8 | 55 | 42 | 38 | 26 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 29 | 39 | 40 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | — | — | W 9 | W 5 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | — | — | W 8 | W 14 | W 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | W 15 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 15 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | NW 2 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 132 | 16 | 8 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 14 | 26 | 26 | 6 | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 29 | — | — | — | — | 39 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 985 | 130 | 9 | 208 | 347 | 196 | 347 | 416 | 347 | 213 | 333 | 154 | 190 | 190 | 333 | 335 | 306 | 306 | 306 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 337 | |
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - South East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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