Southerndown (Beach) (Vale of Glamorgan) weather

Here are our top tips to keep you, your friends and family safe at the beach with links to Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and Met Office advice.

Waves

Risk of rip currents

Rip currents can occur on any beach but this beach has a greater risk of rips. Take care in the water.

What to do if you get caught in a rip (RNLI)



Today (22 November 2024)
Time
13:00
14:00
15:00
16:00
17:00
18:00
19:00
20:00
21:00
22:00
23:00
Weather symbols
Sunny intervals
Sunny day
Sunny day
Clear night
Clear night
Clear night
Partly cloudy night
Partly cloudy night
Cloudy
Cloudy
Cloudy
Chance of precipitation
<5%
10%
10%
20%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
Temperature
Feels like temperature (°C)
Wind direction and speed
WNW
12
WNW
11
NW
9
NW
8
NW
7
NNW
5
N
4
NE
4
ENE
5
E
5
SE
6
Wind gust (mph)
27
26
23
20
17
15
13
15
18
20
21
Visibility
E
E
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
54%
55%
58%
65%
71%
76%
79%
80%
79%
77%
78%
UV
1
1
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wind direction and speed
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.3
1.2
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.0
1.0
0.9
0.9
0.8
0.8
Period of waves offshore (s)
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
9
9
Direction of waves offshore
Saturday (23 November 2024)
Time
00:00
01:00
02:00
03:00
04:00
05:00
06:00
07:00
08:00
09:00
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
15:00
16:00
17:00
18:00
19:00
20:00
21:00
22:00
23:00
Weather symbols
Overcast
Overcast
Light rain
Heavy rain
Heavy rain
Heavy rain
Heavy rain
Light rain
Light rain
Light rain
Light rain
Light rain
Heavy rain
Heavy rain
Heavy rain
Heavy rain
Heavy rain
Heavy rain
Heavy rain
Heavy rain
Heavy rain
Heavy rain
Heavy rain
Heavy rain
10%
50%
80%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
90%
80%
70%
70%
60%
70%
80%
80%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
90%
90%
90%
80%
70%
70%
10°
10°
11°
12°
13°
14°
14°
14°
15°
15°
15°
15°
15°
15°
15°
15°
10°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
SSE
8
SSE
10
SSE
11
SE
12
SE
13
SE
15
SSE
17
SSE
19
S
21
S
21
S
20
S
19
S
18
S
19
SSW
19
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
19
SSW
19
SSW
18
SSW
17
SSW
17
SSW
18
SSW
18
23
24
27
31
34
37
42
45
46
45
44
43
43
43
45
46
47
45
47
43
43
44
45
42
VG
E
VG
M
M
M
M
M
VG
E
VG
VG
VG
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
G
G
80%
76%
77%
84%
87%
91%
90%
86%
86%
87%
89%
87%
88%
87%
88%
88%
89%
90%
91%
91%
92%
91%
88%
89%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.8
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
1.0
1.1
1.4
1.7
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.9
2.0
2.1
2.3
2.5
2.4
2.3
2.2
2.1
2.1
2.1
9
9
9
9
9
5
4
4
5
9
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
Sunday (24 November 2024)
Time
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols
Heavy rain
Heavy rain
Heavy rain
Cloudy
Cloudy
Partly cloudy night
Partly cloudy night
Light shower night
90%
≥95%
90%
50%
40%
40%
50%
60%
15°
15°
14°
12°
12°
12°
11°
11°
12°
11°
11°
SSW
19
SSW
21
SW
19
SW
15
SW
16
SW
16
SSW
16
SSW
16
48
49
42
37
37
37
36
36
G
E
G
E
E
E
E
E
88%
85%
89%
86%
81%
79%
80%
78%
-
-
-
1
1
1
-
-
2.1
2.1
2.3
1.9
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.8
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
Monday (25 November 2024)
Time
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols
Light shower night
Light shower night
Light shower night
Light shower day
Light shower day
Light shower night
Light shower night
Light shower night
70%
80%
80%
80%
80%
90%
90%
80%
11°
10°
SW
16
SW
15
WSW
14
WSW
15
WSW
16
WSW
17
W
16
W
15
36
36
36
39
44
43
40
38
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
80%
79%
82%
79%
74%
75%
76%
77%
-
-
-
1
1
1
-
-
1.8
2.2
2.3
2.1
1.7
2.4
2.8
2.5
12
12
12
12
12
7
9
10
Tuesday (26 November 2024)
Time
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols
Light shower night
Light shower night
Light shower night
Light shower day
Sunny intervals
Partly cloudy night
Partly cloudy night
Partly cloudy night
70%
70%
60%
50%
50%
40%
30%
30%
W
14
W
12
WNW
10
W
8
W
8
W
7
NW
5
N
5
34
30
27
24
23
18
15
13
E
E
E
VG
E
VG
VG
VG
77%
80%
83%
82%
73%
77%
86%
90%
-
-
-
1
1
1
-
-
2.0
1.6
1.4
1.2
1.0
0.9
0.8
0.7
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
Wednesday (27 November 2024)
Time
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols
Partly cloudy night
Partly cloudy night
Partly cloudy night
Sunny intervals
Sunny intervals
Partly cloudy night
Partly cloudy night
Partly cloudy night
30%
20%
20%
20%
10%
10%
10%
10%
NNE
5
NNE
6
NNE
6
NNE
7
NE
8
NNE
8
NNE
7
NE
7
14
15
17
19
20
18
17
17
G
G
G
G
VG
VG
VG
VG
92%
93%
93%
92%
80%
82%
88%
89%
-
-
-
1
1
1
-
-
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.4
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
Thursday (28 November 2024)
Time
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols
Partly cloudy night
Cloudy
Cloudy
Cloudy
Cloudy
Cloudy
Cloudy
Cloudy
10%
10%
10%
10%
20%
20%
30%
20%
NE
7
NE
7
NE
7
ENE
7
ENE
8
E
8
E
8
E
8
17
17
19
20
21
23
25
27
VG
G
G
G
VG
VG
VG
G
90%
90%
92%
92%
80%
83%
86%
91%
-
-
-
1
1
1
-
-
0.3
9

Tide times

Friday 22 November

Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 4.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Friday 22 November

Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 4.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Friday 22 November

Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 4.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Friday 22 November

Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 4.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Saturday 23 November

Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 4.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Saturday 23 November

Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 4.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Saturday 23 November

Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 4.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Saturday 23 November

Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 4.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Sunday 24 November

Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 4.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Sunday 24 November

Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 4.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Sunday 24 November

Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 4.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Sunday 24 November

Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 4.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Monday 25 November

Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 4.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Monday 25 November

Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 4.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Monday 25 November

Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 4.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Monday 25 November

Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 4.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Tuesday 26 November

Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 4.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Tuesday 26 November

Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 4.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Tuesday 26 November

Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 4.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Tuesday 26 November

Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 4.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Wednesday 27 November

Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 4.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Wednesday 27 November

Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 4.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Wednesday 27 November

Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 4.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Wednesday 27 November

Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 4.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Thursday 28 November

Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 4.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Thursday 28 November

Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 4.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Thursday 28 November

Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 4.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Thursday 28 November

Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 4.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

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Wales weather forecast

Headline:

Storm Bert to bring possible disruption this weekend.

Today:

A chilly start with sleet and snow showers. These easing into the afternoon to leave some bright or sunny spells. Another cold day, though winds falling lighter later. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

Tonight:

Dry but chilly evening. Cloud building overnight ahead of Storm Bert's arrival with rain becoming widespread and brief hill snow across Eryri. Patchy frost abating as the rain arrives. Minimum temperature 1 °C.

Saturday:

Storm Bert bringing a widely unsettled and potentially disruptive day with heavy, persistent rain and gales, severe along coasts. Turning noticeably milder, resulting in a rapid melt of lying snow. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Rain clearing through Sunday with showers and brighter spells on Monday and Tuesday. Strongest winds easing but staying blustery. Mild on Sunday then temperatures returning to the seasonal average.

Updated:

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