Southerndown Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.45° N 3.61° W

Southerndown 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Southerndown sea temperature is
20.4° C
4.1° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Southerndown at 11AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (11 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)6s
Evening (11 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
4
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
SW
12
0.2
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
5
5
5
2
2
6
13
24
46
40
38
54
49
47
65
73
75
85
92
167
250
75
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SSE
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
E
15
E
10
E
15
E
15
ESE
20
SSE
15
SSW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
N
5
NNW
10
WSW
25
WSW
35
W
30
W
20
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:50AM7.83m
6:15PM8.35m
6:42AM8.41m
7:05PM8.95m
7:29AM8.86m
7:49PM9.35m
Low Tide
12:02PM1.34m
00:33AM0.90m
12:53PM0.78m
1:21AM0.39m
1:37PM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:45
8:43
8:40
 mm
Temp °C
17
16
19
24
27
27
23
20
18
18
22
28
33
31
26
24
23
22
25
27
25
22
19
Feels °C
14
13
17
22
24
25
22
17
14
15
19
24
29
28
24
23
22
21
23
23
20
19
18
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