Southerndown surf break

Southerndown surfForecast / Wales – South East / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 24 Apr 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
10.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Southerndown today?

The current surf forecast for Southerndown at 10AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 24). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (24 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (24 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
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)
0.5
SW
11
0.5
SW
11
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.5
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.5
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.5
SW
9
0.5
SW
9
0.5
SW
9
0.5
SW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
58
63
106
96
75
58
75
73
71
75
75
72
51
48
47
43
41
39
39
30
27
17
26
26
Wind (km/h)
20
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
20
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
E
5
E
10
E
10
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SE
0
E
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
12:45PM6.70m
1:22AM6.81m
2:11PM6.43m
2:49AM6.76m
3:33PM6.61m
Low Tide
6:22AM2.22m
6:56PM2.59m
7:56AM2.51m
8:33PM2.69m
9:25AM2.37m
9:53PM2.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
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6:01
5:58
5:56
5:54
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8:24
8:25
8:28
8:30
Temp °C
8
7
9
12
16
16
13
11
10
9
11
14
16
16
15
14
13
12
12
14
15
15
14
13
2
1
3
5
11
13
11
8
7
6
7
10
13
14
13
12
10
9
8
10
12
13
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
11
0.5
SW
11
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.5
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.5
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.5
SW
9
0.5
SW
9
0.5
SW
9
0.5
SW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
Energy kJ
58
63
106
96
75
58
75
73
71
75
75
72
51
48
47
43
41
39
39
30
27
17
26
26
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
10
0.2
WSW
10
Energy kJ
2
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
3
0.4
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.3
ESE
3
Energy kJ
5
3
4
5
3
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
10
10
99
81
12
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
12
12
12
12
12
43
50
50
45
45
45
45
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - South East
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
9
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