Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Southerndown today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Southerndown at 2AM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Southerndown. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 83 | 190 | 152 | 155 | 100 | 71 | 56 | 41 | 62 | 67 | 59 | 169 | 411 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:05PM8.26m | 7:22AM8.24m | 7:38PM8.71m | 7:55AM8.61m | 8:11PM9.00m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:17AM0.97m | 1:28PM0.82m | 1:48AM0.59m | 1:59PM0.51m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 21 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | 41 | 35 | 67 | 59 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | S 3 | SW 6 | SSE 3 | W 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 16 | 83 | 190 | 152 | 155 | 100 | 71 | — | 1 | 62 | 1 | 29 | 169 | 411 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 190 | 190 | 169 | 178 | 153 | 306 | 255 | 380 | 380 | 233 | 140 | 233 | 246 | 395 | 206 | 50 | 780 | 513 | 81 |
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