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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 am Wednesday 29 Apr 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
11.7° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Southerndown today?
The current surf forecast for Southerndown at 2PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 29). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Southerndown. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Wed night, light winds from the S by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Sat 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | |
61 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 82 | 81 | 56 | 54 | 50 | 41 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 30 | 22 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | 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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 5:44AM7.88m | 6:06PM7.92m | 6:23AM8.18m | 6:42PM8.23m | 6:58AM8.37m | 7:15PM8.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:58AM1.28m | 00:13AM1.26m | 12:31PM1.04m | 00:46AM1.01m | 1:02PM0.90m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | 8:37 |
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Temp °C | 6 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
-3 | -2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 |
 kJ | 61 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 82 | 81 | 56 | 54 | 50 | 41 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 30 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 6 | — | — | W 19 | W 18 | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 6 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 2 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 27 | 33 | 28 | 30 | 24 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 56 | 336 | 367 | 330 | 359 | 359 | 301 | 343 | 367 | 301 | 301 | 265 | 231 | 54 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 56 | 52 | 50 | 189 | 126 | 126 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - South East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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