Southerndown Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.45° N 3.61° W

Southerndown 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Southerndown sea temperature is
18.5°C
3.0° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Southerndown at 7PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (23 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (23 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
14
0.5
WSW
14
0.5
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
W
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.4
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
7
0.3
WSW
7
0.3
WSW
19
0.5
WSW
17
0.9
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
14
1
W
14
0.9
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
115
105
98
225
153
111
71
70
22
12
11
11
10
9
72
166
357
408
371
423
351
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NNW
15
NW
5
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
5
S
0
SE
5
N
0
NE
5
W
15
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
5:21PM7.07m
5:42AM7.23m
5:58PM7.76m
6:18AM7.89m
6:33PM8.40m
Low Tide
11:12AM2.35m
11:37PM1.93m
11:51AM1.71m
00:12AM1.30m
12:24PM1.12m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:01
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:10
7:08
7:07
 mm
Temp °C
17
18
17
16
14
13
12
11
12
16
20
18
16
15
14
14
15
16
17
14
13
Feels °C
14
15
14
13
13
10
9
8
9
14
18
17
16
15
14
14
16
16
15
10
9
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