Southerndown Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.45° N 3.61° W

Southerndown WaveFinder

Issued: 12 am 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Southerndown sea temperature is
18.1°C
3.3° 

Southerndown surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Southerndown surf forecast from 7 Oct 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Wednesday 14 Oct, 7AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period, WSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Friday 9 Oct, 1PM (local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period, WSW swell with 762 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 14 Oct, 7AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with WSW swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Southerndown this week:

The surf forecast for Southerndown over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Oct 14) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 8s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Southerndown in the next 16 days are 2.4m 8s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Oct 09) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 4s period and expected on Wednesday (Oct 07) at 4PM.

Wave TypeTime (BST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 7AM (Wed 14th Oct)2.5ft (0.8m) 8s
Best Surf 7AM (Wed 14th Oct)2.5ft (0.8m) 8s
Most Powerful 1PM (Fri 9th Oct)8ft (2.4m) 8s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Southerndown over the next 16 days.


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