Southerndown Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.45° N 3.61° W

Southerndown 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Southerndown sea temperature is
20.3°C
4.0° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Southerndown at 2AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (27 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Evening (27 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the S by Sat morning).

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.1
W
9
0.5
SW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.9
SW
4
1.6
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
2
7
12
29
216
320
242
166
136
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
20
SSE
10
E
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
ESE
5
SSW
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
W
20
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:31PM7.70m
6:49AM7.76m
7:05PM8.26m
7:22AM8.24m
7:38PM8.71m
Low Tide
00:45AM1.45m
12:57PM1.25m
1:17AM0.97m
1:28PM0.82m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:12
8:09
 mm
1
1
1
1
3
2
Temp °C
25
23
20
18
18
17
18
21
20
19
17
17
17
16
17
16
18
18
17
Feels °C
22
20
19
16
15
15
17
22
17
17
16
15
14
13
12
12
14
16
15
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