Surf Forecasts:
Southerndown surf forecast from 8 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 8 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period, WSW swell with 31 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Southerndown this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Southerndown in the next 16 days are 0.4m 10s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 08) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 3s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 14) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Wed 8th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Southerndown over the next 16 days.
G'day, I'm Rusty, and I've had a good long look at what's coming up for Southerndown. It's a "fairly consistent" beginner-friendly break that's "fairly exposed" to the southwest, but the honest truth is the next two weeks or so are looking pretty flat for a wave rider. There's a long stretch of barely anything on offer, with only the faintest hope right at the end.
The whole start of the period is a write-off. The combined swell energy is in the single digits to low-twenties (24, 14, 18, 17...) with waves struggling to get past 1 ft. A lot of that's coming from the WSW with short periods (8-9 seconds), meaning weak, crumbly surf. There's a nice moment on the morning of Wednesday the 8th with glassy conditions, and Friday the 10th offers clean offshore wind with a 1 ft, 9-second WSW swell (energy 26-27), but the lack of height just makes it a flat, clean lake rather than something you'd paddle out for.
That flat spell really drags on through to late July. You see the 22nd of July start to show a pulse on Wednesday morning with the swell climbing to 4 ft from the WSW, coming with an 8-second period and energy jumping to 168. That’s the first sign of life in a long time, but the wind is a fresh cross-onshore at 19 mph... it's going to be lumpy and messy. So while there's finally a bit of energy, the quality is shot.
Now, because the guide says this break is "fairly consistent," it means a run of blank days like this isn't entirely normal. It tends not to stay this poor for too long, and forecasts can change. But for right now, if you’re looking for a clean wave, you’re out of luck for at least a fortnight.
Stay salty.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the ENE by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 19 | W 13 | SW 18 |
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 kJ | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 31 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:23AM7.43m | 12:54PM7.11m | 1:22AM7.23m | 1:58PM7.01m | 2:31AM7.14m | 3:10PM7.09m | 3:45AM7.27m | 4:21PM7.40m | 4:55AM7.62m | 5:26PM7.89m | 5:56AM8.08m | 6:23PM8.44m | 6:51AM8.51m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:58PM1.86m | 6:31AM1.84m | 6:55PM2.04m | 7:31AM1.99m | 8:01PM2.13m | 8:40AM2.02m | 9:15PM2.04m | 9:53AM1.88m | 10:28PM1.76m | 11:01AM1.57m | 11:35PM1.32m | 12:03PM1.17m | 00:35AM0.86m | 12:58PM0.77m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:13 |
 | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | 9:27 | 9:25 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 31 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 22 | 26 | 31 | 24 | 27 |
Feels °C | 14 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 31 | 28 | 25 | 28 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 13 | 19 | 25 | 16 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | W 4 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 19 | — | W 12 |
| kJ | 15 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 31 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | — | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | — | WSW 8 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 2 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | W 8 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 |
| kJ | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 190 | 92 | 81 | 140 | 194 | 103 | 194 | 56 | 43 | 92 | 62 | 133 | 142 | 133 | 210 | 146 | 374 | 467 | 432 | 142 | 425 |
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