Southerndown Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.45° N 3.61° W

Southerndown 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Southerndown sea temperature is
20.6° C
4.4° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Southerndown at 8AM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Afternoon (09 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (09 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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)
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.4
WSW
5
0.3
W
5
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
W
5
0.2
W
4
0.2
W
8
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
13
0.1
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
2
2
2
2
5
6
4
7
20
22
15
10
4
4
2
2
5
2
2
2
3
6
Wind (km/h)
0
WNW
0
W
5
NW
15
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
NNW
10
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
5
SE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
3:28AM6.84m
4:08PM7.06m
4:47AM7.24m
5:18PM7.66m
5:50AM7.83m
6:15PM8.35m
Low Tide
9:39AM2.34m
10:24PM2.09m
10:59AM1.92m
11:36PM1.52m
12:02PM1.34m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:50
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:49
8:46
8:45
 mm
Temp °C
19
18
17
19
19
19
19
17
16
16
15
17
19
19
20
20
19
17
15
19
24
28
27
23
Feels °C
18
18
15
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
14
16
16
16
17
19
16
13
12
16
21
24
22
21
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