Surf Climatology
Best Time to Surf Southerndown
Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
Southerndown is a surf break in Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, and this page shows the time of year when it usually gets the most surf. The figures are three years of offshore wave data, 2022 to 2024, averaged month by month at the nearest offshore point. The peak surf season at Southerndown is Jan & Feb, when the average offshore swell is at its biggest.
Peak surf season: Jan & Feb.
Based on the 3-year average offshore wave height, 2022–2024.
Best time to visit
3-year monthly avg · offshore significant wave height · 2022–2024
Peak surf season:JanFeb
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Peak monthsThis monthOff-peakTap a bar for details.
Jan: 4.5ft average swell at 9.1 s from the W.
Feb: 4.9ft average swell at 8.8 s from the W.
Mar: 3.9ft average swell at 9.1 s from the W.
Apr: 3.1ft average swell at 7.9 s from the W.
May: 2.3ft average swell at 7.2 s from the W.
Jun: 2.3ft average swell at 6.3 s from the W.
Jul: 2.6ft average swell at 6.2 s from the W.
Aug: 2.7ft average swell at 6.1 s from the W.
Sep: 2.7ft average swell at 7.3 s from the W.
Oct: 3.3ft average swell at 7.6 s from the W.
Nov: 4.7ft average swell at 8.5 s from the W.
Dec: 4.6ft average swell at 8.4 s from the W.
Offshore significant wave height (Hs) from Open-Meteo ERA5 reanalysis, 2022–2024, at 51.5°, -3.5°.
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