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 (2 December 2024)
    Time
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    23:00
    Weather symbols
    Light shower day
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Overcast
    Sunny intervals
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    17
    NW
    17
    NW
    14
    NW
    12
    NW
    10
    NW
    9
    NW
    7
    NW
    6
    NW
    5
    NW
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    37
    37
    37
    37
    36
    33
    30
    27
    24
    21
    18
    15
    14
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    79%
    75%
    74%
    75%
    77%
    81%
    83%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    89%
    90%
    91%
    UV
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (3 December 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
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    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    NNW
    4
    NNW
    3
    N
    3
    NNE
    3
    NE
    3
    NE
    3
    ENE
    4
    ENE
    4
    ENE
    4
    ENE
    4
    E
    5
    E
    5
    ESE
    5
    SE
    5
    ESE
    5
    ESE
    5
    E
    4
    E
    4
    E
    4
    E
    4
    E
    4
    ENE
    4
    ENE
    4
    ENE
    5
    13
    12
    10
    9
    9
    9
    10
    11
    12
    12
    12
    13
    12
    12
    12
    13
    14
    13
    13
    15
    15
    16
    16
    16
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    89%
    85%
    84%
    82%
    76%
    76%
    84%
    87%
    89%
    89%
    88%
    90%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Wednesday (4 December 2024)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
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    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Heavy rain
    Heavy rain
    20%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    30%
    80%
    90%
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    ENE
    5
    ENE
    5
    ENE
    5
    E
    5
    SE
    7
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    13
    17
    14
    16
    18
    21
    29
    37
    37
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    M
    93%
    95%
    95%
    93%
    89%
    87%
    87%
    89%
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    1.0
    1.3
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    4
    Thursday (5 December 2024)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Light rain
    Light shower night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    80%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    30%
    10%
    12°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    S
    14
    SW
    15
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    19
    W
    21
    W
    23
    36
    31
    29
    38
    45
    48
    46
    45
    M
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    94%
    99%
    99%
    96%
    93%
    92%
    79%
    78%
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    1.4
    1.6
    1.7
    1.8
    1.9
    2.5
    3.2
    3.5
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    8
    10
    11
    Friday (6 December 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
    Cloudy
    Overcast
    Drizzle
    Drizzle
    Light rain
    20%
    20%
    20%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    WNW
    21
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    14
    W
    9
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    17
    40
    38
    30
    26
    30
    31
    41
    47
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    77%
    78%
    79%
    83%
    79%
    88%
    88%
    87%
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    2.9
    2.4
    1.8
    1.4
    1.2
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    11
    11
    10
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    Saturday (7 December 2024)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Overcast
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Light rain
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Partly cloudy night
    50%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    11°
    10°
    10°
    W
    20
    W
    21
    WNW
    21
    WNW
    20
    NW
    20
    NW
    21
    NW
    19
    NW
    18
    48
    49
    49
    47
    50
    47
    44
    41
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    87%
    78%
    76%
    75%
    69%
    72%
    73%
    76%
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    1.0
    1.4
    2.5
    3.5
    3.8
    3.3
    2.6
    2.0
    11
    11
    8
    11
    12
    13
    13
    13
    Sunday (8 December 2024)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Partly cloudy night
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Cloudy
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    NW
    17
    NNW
    16
    NNW
    14
    NNW
    13
    N
    14
    N
    13
    N
    12
    N
    11
    40
    38
    36
    36
    37
    35
    31
    29
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    75%
    73%
    71%
    67%
    60%
    60%
    66%
    69%
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    1.6
    13

    Tide times

    Monday 2 December

    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 2 December

    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 2 December

    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 2 December

    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 3 December

    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 3 December

    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 3 December

    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 3 December

    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 4 December

    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 4 December

    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 4 December

    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 4 December

    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 5 December

    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 5 December

    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 5 December

    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 5 December

    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 6 December

    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 6 December

    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 6 December

    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 6 December

    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 7 December

    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 7 December

    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 7 December

    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 7 December

    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 8 December

    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 8 December

    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 8 December

    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 8 December

    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:

    Rain at times. Winds easing, though feeling cooler.

    Today:

    A rather cloudy and showery start, though becoming a little brighter for a while during the morning. Cloud then thickening from the north bringing some patchy rain, which should clear towards evening. Brisk winds slowly easing. Cooler than of late. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

    Tonight:

    It will be a generally dry night with some clear periods. A widespread slight frost forming, with the odd mist or fog patch also developing under the light winds. Minimum temperature 0 °C.

    Tuesday:

    Morning frost and any fog will lift to leave some sunshine briefly. Cloud increasing from the west to bring some rain to all parts later, and turning breezy. Disappointing temperatures. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

    Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

    A drier and brighter day on Wednesday with gentle winds. Very changeable thereafter with spells of wet and windy weather to end the week, though turning milder.

    Updated:

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