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Southerndown Surf Photo: 'Storm Francis - August 2020' by Nick Russill

Weather Forecast for Southerndown

Issued: 12 am 09 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Southerndown sea temperature is

15.1° C

2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	WSW	WSW	W
	7 s	cross- on	7 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 August at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Southerndown around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	SSW		WSW	WSW
	6 s	glass		6 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 August at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Southerndown around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	SW	WSW	W	WSW
	6 s	on	6 s	10 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 August at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Southerndown around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	SSE		SW	WSW
	6 s	cross		6 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 August at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Southerndown around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	S	SSW	W	W
	5 s	cross- on	5 s	8 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 August at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Southerndown around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SSW	SSW
	7 s	cross- on	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 August at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Southerndown around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SW	SW
	9 s	on	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 August at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Southerndown around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	WSW	WSW
	10 s	on	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 August at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Southerndown around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	WSW	WSW
	11 s	on	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 August at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Southerndown around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	WSW	WSW
	11 s	cross- on	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 August at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Southerndown around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	W	W
	10 s	cross- on	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 August at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Southerndown around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	W	W
	9 s	cross- on	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 August at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Southerndown around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	WNW	W
	8 s	cross- on	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 August at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Southerndown around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	WNW	W	W
	10 s	cross- on	10 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 August at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Southerndown around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	WNW	W
	10 s	cross- on	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 August at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Southerndown around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	W	W
	10 s	cross- on	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 August at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Southerndown around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	W	W
	10 s	cross- on	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 August at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Southerndown around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 2 hours and 4 minutes before low water (falling ordinary tide). Tide height was 2.9m (9.6 ft). Range 10.66m (35.0 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Photo taken at: 3:46 pm 25 Aug 2020