Southerndown
Surf spot · UK
Is it worth the trip?
18Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: too small (1 ft swell at 11 s), 3 hours of offshore wind
Mon 2 · 22 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft9 ssoft
- Energy
- 22kJ
- Wind
- NE 12 kn
- Temp
- 12°C
Tue 3 · 9 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft15 s
- Energy
- 12kJ
- Wind
- ENE 15 kn
- Temp
- 12°C
Wed 4 · 27 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft11 ssoft
- Energy
- 42kJ
- Wind
- E 18 kn
- Temp
- 11°C
Thu 5 · 21 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft10 ssoft
- Energy
- 24kJ
- Wind
- ENE 18 kn
- Temp
- 10°C
Fri 6 · 13 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft9 ssoft
- Energy
- 8kJ
- Wind
- ENE 13 kn
- Temp
- 10°C
Sat 7 · 11 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft8 ssoft
- Energy
- 7kJ
- Wind
- ENE 9 kn
- Temp
- 10°C
Sun 8 · 8 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft8 s
- Energy
- 4kJ
- Wind
- NNE 1 kn
- Temp
- 10°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 141, too small
- Mon 222, too small
- Tue 39, too small
- Wed 427, too small
- Thu 521, too small
- Fri 613, too small
- Sat 711, too small
- Sun 88, too small
- Mon 96, too small
- Tue 102, too small
The spot in five facts
- Faces SWtakes swell from the SW
- Offshore: NEwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 3–10 ftof swell
- Water 13 °C4/3 wetsuit and boots
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 41, too small | 2 ft9 ssoft3 ft at break (est.) | 67kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots | 13°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 22, too small | 1 ft9 ssoft2 ft at break (est.) | 22kJ | offshorewind from the north-east, 12 knots, offshore | 12°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 9, too small | 1 ft15 s1 ft at break (est.) | 12kJ | offshorewind from the east-north-east, 15 knots, offshore | 12°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 27, too small | 1 ft11 ssoft3 ft at break (est.) | 42kJ | offshorewind from the east, 18 knots, offshore | 11°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 21, too small | 1 ft10 ssoft2 ft at break (est.) | 24kJ | offshorewind from the east-north-east, 18 knots, offshore | 10°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 13, too small | 1 ft9 ssoft2 ft at break (est.) | 8kJ | offshorewind from the east-north-east, 13 knots, offshore | 10°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 11, too small | 1 ft8 ssoft1 ft at break (est.) | 7kJ | offshorewind from the east-north-east, 9 knots, offshore | 10°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 8, too small | 1 ft8 s1 ft at break (est.) | 4kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-east, 1 knot, offshore | 10°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 6, too small | under 1 ft7 s1 ft at break (est.) | 2kJ | offshorewind from the east-north-east, 16 knots, offshore | 8°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 2, too small | under 1 ft9 sunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 0kJ | offshorewind from the east, 11 knots, offshore | 11°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Sun 1 NovLow 04:08 −3.3 mHigh 10:38 +3.5 mLow 16:46 −3.1 mHigh 23:15 +3.0 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 05:16 −2.7 mHigh 11:48 +3.1 mLow 18:06 −2.7 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 00:31 +2.6 mLow 06:42 −2.4 mHigh 13:06 +2.9 mLow 19:36 −2.6 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
No month stands out
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May0of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep0of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
Map
the spot and its town
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- Ogmore 2.8 km away
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- The Esp 7 km away
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- Golf 7.9 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Southerndown
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SW (230°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (50°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.6 km out (1 in 156). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 8°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 18°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Bridgend, 6.4 km away (about 15 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot and 1 climbing area.
Water about 13°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,210–US$2,260 each
about US$1,210–US$2,260 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, stay, food, board and wetsuit.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to CWL, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$435–US$904 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$47–US$74 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$281–US$469 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$315–US$583 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$134–US$228 |
| Total | about US$1,210–US$2,260 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: 3 towns
5 min by car · 5 places to stay
about US$107/nightcountry average
About Ogmore its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Bridgend on Booking.com
11 min by car · 10 places to stay
- Beds in Porthcawl on Booking.com
12 min by car · 51 places to stay
About US$107 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 16h 10m
About 16h 10m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → CWL, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB), then 40 min by road
Flights ORD → CWL on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
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