Southerndown Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – this Southerndown stretch is looking like a write-off for the next two and a half weeks. The swell windows just aren’t lining up with clean conditions, and when they do, it’s tiny or blown out.

We kick off on Thursday the 13th with a tiny 2ft WSW groundswell, period a decent 10 seconds, giving us weak wave energy (86). But the wind is a messy light cross-shore from the SE, so the surface is all ripples and poor. That’s the story for the next several days: a mix of light to moderate onshore and cross-onshore winds, with swell barely cracking 3ft. No scores.

There’s a long, frustrating gap here. You’ll get some clean windows early on, like Saturday the 15th morning – a tiny 1ft with a light cross-offshore wind, clean faces – but it’s just too small to paddle. Sunday the 16th morning is glassy with 1ft. It’s pretty, but it’s not surfable.

Things try to pick up around Wednesday the 19th August. We see a solid lift in swell to 7ft from the WSW, period 8 seconds, with moderate wave energy (507). But that’s blown out by a stiffer cross-shore wind, and the short period makes it crumbly and messy. Over 8ft it’s expert-only, and this is getting close, but the quality is so poor it’s not worth it.

Thursday the 20th morning is your only real glimmer in the first week – 4ft from the W, period 7 seconds, moderate energy (207), but with a clean cross-offshore wind from the NNW. The face will be clean. The downside is the short period makes for weak, closing-out waves on a beach break like this. For a kiter or windsurfer, this setup actually looks more interesting than paddle surfing.

After that, we slump back into tiny, weak swell for nearly a week, barely hitting 1ft with some cleanish but empty morning windows. Then on Thursday the 27th, a stormy pulse arrives: 3ft to 4ft from the WSW, period 7 seconds, moderate to strong energy (117–193). But it’s getting hammered by fresh onshore and cross-onshore winds, and there’s risk of thunderstorms and rain showing. It’s a lumpy, choppy nightmare.

Honestly, mate, the whole 16-day window is a total blank. Not one day gets a recommendation. When that happens around here, it’s a tough stretch, but the coast can flick a switch. For now though? Save the wax. That’s all I’ve got. – Rusty.

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