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Southerndown Surf Forecast
/ Wales – South East (14 surf breaks) /
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Southerndown surfForecast / Wales – South East / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 21 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.7° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Southerndown today?
The current surf forecast for Southerndown at 11PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | - | - |
| 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | |
151 | 158 | 161 | 142 | 179 | 200 | 281 | 286 | 242 | 242 | 206 | 163 | 163 | 160 | 157 | 111 | 109 | 103 | 103 | 105 | 78 | 66 | 65 | 46 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 10:56PM8.14m | 11:27AM7.50m | 11:55PM7.61m | 12:31PM6.99m | 1:01AM7.18m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:33PM1.34m | 5:11AM1.43m | 5:34PM1.84m | 6:18AM1.88m | 6:43PM2.22m | 7:31AM2.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 |
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Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 |
17 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
 kJ | 151 | 158 | 161 | 142 | 179 | 200 | 281 | 286 | 242 | 242 | 206 | 163 | 163 | 160 | 157 | 111 | 109 | 103 | 103 | 105 | 78 | 66 | 65 | 46 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | W 14 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 49 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 72 | 13 | 31 | 23 | 30 | 6 | 31 | 39 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - South East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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