Southerndown Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.45° N 3.61° W

Southerndown 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Southerndown sea temperature is
16.8°C
2.6° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Southerndown at 4PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (17 Oct)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (17 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
15
0.3
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
145
106
98
69
68
68
46
38
37
21
20
20
19
10
20
19
12
25
23
21
27
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:48AM6.89m
11:13PM6.43m
11:38AM6.34m
00:12AM5.92m
12:50PM5.96m
Low Tide
4:51PM2.50m
5:10AM2.82m
5:51PM3.03m
6:23AM3.25m
7:25PM3.28m
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clear
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clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
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cloud
cloud
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7:43
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6:14
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Temp °C
10
12
13
12
11
9
9
8
9
12
13
11
10
9
10
9
10
13
14
13
11
Feels °C
7
8
8
7
7
5
5
4
4
6
7
6
5
5
4
3
4
7
8
9
8
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