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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)



Forecast days

Light showers.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves
  • • only experts should take part in water activities

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    7 day forecast for Southerndown (Beach)

    Today (25 October 2025)
    Time
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    NW
    12
    NW
    13
    NW
    14
    WNW
    15
    NW
    14
    NW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    29
    32
    36
    38
    36
    33
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    73%
    78%
    79%
    82%
    84%
    85%
    UV - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    12
    13
    14
    15
    14
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    1.4
    1.6
    1.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    5
    6
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (26 October 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    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 Light shower 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 Cloudy Overcast Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    40%
    20%
    30%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    40%
    70%
    90%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    11
    NW
    10
    NW
    9
    NW
    9
    NW
    8
    NW
    8
    NW
    8
    NW
    8
    NW
    8
    NW
    9
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    16
    W
    17
    W
    19
    W
    20
    W
    21
    W
    21
    WNW
    21
    WNW
    21
    WNW
    21
    WNW
    20
    Wind gust (mph)
    29
    26
    25
    23
    21
    20
    21
    21
    23
    27
    29
    32
    32
    32
    31
    31
    32
    35
    38
    39
    39
    38
    39
    38
    38
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    G
    M
    M
    M
    G
    VG
    E
    E
    Humidity
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    82%
    75%
    67%
    64%
    62%
    65%
    75%
    85%
    88%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    10
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    12
    14
    16
    16
    16
    16
    17
    19
    20
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    20
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.5
    1.7
    1.9
    2.0
    2.0
    2.1
    2.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (27 October 2025)
    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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Overcast Light shower night Cloudy Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    19
    WNW
    19
    WNW
    19
    WNW
    19
    WNW
    18
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    15
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    14
    W
    14
    W
    15
    W
    15
    W
    16
    W
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    36
    34
    33
    34
    33
    30
    30
    32
    30
    32
    32
    32
    30
    30
    29
    27
    25
    21
    22
    23
    21
    21
    28
    29
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    90%
    89%
    86%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    85%
    83%
    81%
    77%
    74%
    71%
    70%
    72%
    76%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    19
    19
    19
    19
    18
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    15
    15
    16
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.1
    2.0
    2.0
    1.9
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.5
    1.6
    1.7
    1.9
    1.9
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (28 October 2025)
    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 Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    60%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    19
    W
    19
    W
    20
    W
    20
    W
    21
    W
    20
    W
    20
    W
    19
    W
    19
    W
    19
    W
    20
    W
    21
    W
    20
    W
    20
    W
    19
    W
    18
    W
    17
    W
    16
    W
    15
    W
    14
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    31
    31
    33
    33
    35
    35
    32
    32
    32
    32
    32
    33
    32
    31
    29
    24
    24
    22
    22
    23
    23
    24
    24
    23
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    85%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    82%
    84%
    83%
    80%
    78%
    75%
    70%
    68%
    66%
    67%
    67%
    69%
    73%
    73%
    76%
    77%
    78%
    80%
    81%
    81%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    19
    19
    20
    20
    21
    20
    20
    19
    19
    19
    20
    21
    20
    20
    19
    18
    17
    16
    15
    14
    15
    16
    16
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.1
    2.1
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.0
    1.9
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (29 October 2025)
    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 Light shower night Light shower night Cloudy Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    13
    W
    13
    W
    14
    W
    14
    W
    15
    W
    15
    W
    16
    W
    16
    W
    14
    W
    13
    W
    12
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    9
    W
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    22
    23
    23
    23
    23
    24
    25
    25
    26
    28
    28
    30
    26
    25
    24
    23
    19
    17
    15
    14
    14
    15
    15
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    81%
    81%
    81%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    82%
    82%
    79%
    70%
    67%
    67%
    68%
    69%
    77%
    80%
    82%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    14
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    14
    14
    15
    15
    16
    16
    14
    13
    12
    11
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    1.3
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (30 October 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    9
    SSE
    8
    SE
    9
    SE
    10
    SE
    14
    SE
    16
    SSE
    15
    S
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    15
    16
    22
    26
    27
    28
    30
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    85%
    87%
    88%
    86%
    86%
    89%
    91%
    91%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    8
    9
    10
    14
    16
    15
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    5
    4
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (31 October 2025)
    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 day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    17
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    14
    SW
    13
    SSW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    26
    24
    24
    24
    22
    18
    20
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    Humidity
    90%
    90%
    91%
    89%
    84%
    83%
    87%
    88%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Saturday 25 October

    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 25 October

    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 25 October

    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 25 October

    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 26 October

    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 26 October

    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 26 October

    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 26 October

    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 27 October

    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 27 October

    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 27 October

    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 27 October

    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 28 October

    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 28 October

    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 28 October

    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 28 October

    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 29 October

    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 29 October

    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 29 October

    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 29 October

    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 30 October

    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 30 October

    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 30 October

    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 30 October

    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 31 October

    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 31 October

    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 31 October

    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 31 October

    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:

    Chilly with scattered showers for many.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Showers continue through this evening, merging into longer spells of rain for a time overnight, especially around the coasts and over the mountains. Some clear spells in-between and feeling cold with a brisk wind. Minimum temperature 1 °C.

    Sunday:

    A chilly start with a few showers. These easing, while cloud thickens from the northwest, bringing outbreaks of rain through by the afternoon. Staying breezy. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    Drier on Monday with sunny spells. Changeable thereafter with sunny spells mixed with showers or longer spells of rain. Temperatures returning closer to average but often breezy.

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