Southerndown surf break

Southerndown surfForecast / Wales – South East / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 21 May 2026 BST
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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
12.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Southerndown today?

The current surf forecast for Southerndown at 9AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (21 May)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (21 May)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
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
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
11
1
WSW
9
1
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
10
1
WSW
10
1
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
1
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
477
399
392
307
256
151
158
133
145
179
200
281
286
242
238
206
163
163
160
154
140
109
105
103
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
SSE
10
S
10
W
5
WNW
0
NNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:02PM8.66m
10:31AM8.09m
10:56PM8.14m
11:27AM7.50m
11:55PM7.61m
12:31PM6.99m
Low Tide
4:11AM0.92m
4:33PM1.34m
5:11AM1.43m
5:34PM1.84m
6:18AM1.88m
6:43PM2.22m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:15
5:13
5:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:07
9:07
9:09
1
Temp °C
12
13
14
15
17
19
17
15
15
14
15
17
19
20
18
18
15
15
15
17
18
19
19
18
10
11
13
14
18
17
13
12
13
12
13
16
18
20
18
19
14
15
15
16
17
17
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
11
1
WSW
9
1
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
10
1
WSW
10
1
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
1
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
Energy kJ
477
399
392
307
256
151
158
133
145
179
200
281
286
242
238
206
163
163
160
154
140
109
105
103
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
2
0.2
SSE
2
0.3
SE
2
Energy kJ
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
25
72
72
72
0
12
49
0
9
0
0
10
8
39
0
0
23
19
6
31
39
31
31
30
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - South East
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
6
7
7
8
8
7
6
6
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  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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