Southerndown surf break

Southerndown surfForecast / Wales – South East / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 13 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
12.3° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Southerndown today?

The current surf forecast for Southerndown at 7AM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (13 May)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (13 May)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue night, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed morning, light winds from the NW by Thu night).

Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
5
1.5
W
6
1.7
W
6
1.9
W
7
1.9
W
8
1.7
W
8
1.5
W
8
1.2
W
7
1.1
W
7
1.3
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
1.2
WNW
7
0.9
W
7
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.7
WNW
4
0.8
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
71
149
226
328
399
337
255
159
117
161
203
183
149
121
71
54
38
25
21
21
30
13
23
12
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
10
N
10
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:02AM7.25m
4:33PM7.38m
4:55AM7.86m
5:23PM8.04m
5:44AM8.46m
6:09PM8.62m
Low Tide
10:17AM1.74m
10:38PM1.65m
11:06AM1.17m
11:26PM1.07m
11:51AM0.67m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:26
5:24
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:54
8:57
8:58
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
9
10
10
10
12
11
9
8
8
9
10
11
11
10
8
7
7
8
10
12
11
11
8
3
0
1
0
1
4
4
3
1
0
2
2
3
4
4
4
2
4
5
5
7
5
5
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
1.2
W
7
1.1
W
7
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.9
W
7
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.1
W
14
0.3
WSW
6
0.1
W
9
0.2
W
6
Energy kJ
12
12
12
11
10
10
10
159
117
10
10
9
8
8
71
54
38
25
21
21
4
8
2
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
W
9
Energy kJ
10
10
8
8
8
8
8
8
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
5
1.5
W
6
1.7
W
6
1.9
W
7
1.9
W
8
1.7
W
8
1.5
W
8
0.7
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
1.3
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
1.2
WNW
7
0.7
NNW
4
0.5
NNW
4
0.6
W
6
0.7
WNW
4
0.8
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
4
Energy kJ
71
149
226
328
399
337
255
18
16
161
203
183
149
121
16
10
30
13
23
12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
337
354
337
737
997
989
734
416
416
138
577
883
172
257
416
9
9
45
347
347
236
416
196
196
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - South East
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
4
1
2
2
4
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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