Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Southerndown today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Southerndown at 3AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Southerndown. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 292 | 280 | 217 | 186 | 202 | 145 | 260 | 287 | 339 | 415 | 477 | 481 | 418 | 418 | 314 | 216 | 193 | 124 | 108 | 101 | 80 | 79 | 17 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 8:29AM8.84m | 8:45PM9.12m | 9:03AM8.89m | 9:20PM9.04m | 9:38AM8.75m | 9:57PM8.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:18AM0.36m | 2:29PM0.35m | 2:48AM0.29m | 3:00PM0.35m | 3:19AM0.40m | 3:33PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | W 9 | WSW 8 | — | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 292 | 225 | 217 | 186 | — | 39 | 229 | — | 297 | — | — | — | — | — | 314 | 216 | 193 | 124 | 108 | 101 | — | — | 13 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 9 | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | — | 280 | — | — | 202 | 145 | 260 | 287 | 339 | 415 | 477 | 481 | 418 | 418 | 312 | — | — | — | — | — | 80 | 79 | 17 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 81 | 99 | 27 | 246 | 451 | 331 | 293 | 99 | 81 | 503 | 81 | 91 | 353 | 79 | 138 | 72 | 31 | 72 | 31 | 31 | 189 | 353 | 177 | 107 |
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