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

Heavy rain changing to partly cloudy by nighttime.
Beach safety today
Very large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • very high likelihood of injury in or near the sea

Tide: Next low tide (3.3m) at

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    7 day forecast for Southerndown (Beach)

    Today (11 January 2026)
    Time
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    90%
    ≥95%
    60%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    15
    S
    16
    SSW
    17
    SW
    18
    SW
    18
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    35
    37
    39
    42
    41
    36
    35
    36
    Visibility
    G
    M
    G
    G
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    96%
    95%
    94%
    91%
    91%
    89%
    86%
    86%
    UV 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    14
    15
    16
    17
    18
    18
    17
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    1.4
    1.7
    1.9
    1.8
    1.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (12 January 2026)
    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 Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Light rain Cloudy 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
    40%
    60%
    50%
    30%
    30%
    50%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    80%
    80%
    50%
    30%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    SW
    16
    SW
    15
    SW
    14
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    12
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    12
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    36
    36
    35
    34
    32
    30
    28
    27
    25
    25
    25
    24
    24
    27
    27
    24
    22
    21
    21
    20
    20
    21
    21
    20
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    87%
    86%
    87%
    90%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    17
    17
    16
    15
    14
    13
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    13
    13
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.8
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (13 January 2026)
    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 Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    50%
    50%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    8
    S
    7
    S
    8
    S
    8
    S
    8
    SSE
    8
    SE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SE
    7
    W
    7
    W
    7
    WNW
    7
    NNW
    6
    WNW
    6
    WNW
    6
    NW
    5
    NW
    5
    NNW
    5
    NNW
    5
    NNW
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    17
    16
    16
    16
    15
    16
    15
    12
    11
    12
    14
    12
    13
    11
    10
    11
    12
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    9
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    91%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    94%
    96%
    95%
    94%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    9
    8
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (14 January 2026)
    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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    60%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    4
    NW
    4
    NW
    4
    NW
    4
    NNW
    4
    NNE
    4
    NNE
    4
    NE
    4
    NE
    4
    ENE
    4
    E
    4
    SE
    5
    SSE
    6
    S
    7
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    8
    SE
    8
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    10
    SE
    10
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    S
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    8
    9
    9
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    8
    9
    11
    14
    15
    16
    17
    18
    19
    21
    21
    20
    24
    24
    22
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    86%
    85%
    81%
    77%
    78%
    81%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    89%
    91%
    92%
    93%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    6
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (15 January 2026)
    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 Light shower night Light shower night Light shower day Sunny intervals 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    10
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    9
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    8
    S
    8
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    8
    SE
    8
    SE
    8
    SE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    22
    21
    20
    22
    21
    21
    19
    17
    17
    16
    16
    17
    17
    16
    15
    15
    14
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    91%
    90%
    91%
    90%
    91%
    89%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    89%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    8
    8
    8
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (16 January 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    50%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    10
    E
    11
    SSE
    9
    WSW
    9
    W
    10
    SE
    9
    S
    9
    S
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    12
    14
    15
    16
    15
    13
    10
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    94%
    94%
    95%
    93%
    88%
    86%
    89%
    93%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    11
    9
    9
    10
    9
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (17 January 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    8
    S
    8
    S
    7
    S
    7
    S
    8
    S
    8
    S
    7
    S
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    8
    9
    10
    10
    9
    7
    7
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    94%
    95%
    96%
    95%
    89%
    88%
    94%
    96%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Sunday 11 January

    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 11 January

    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 11 January

    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 11 January

    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 12 January

    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 12 January

    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 12 January

    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 12 January

    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 13 January

    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 13 January

    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 13 January

    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 13 January

    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 14 January

    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 14 January

    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 14 January

    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 14 January

    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 15 January

    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 15 January

    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 15 January

    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 15 January

    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 16 January

    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 16 January

    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 16 January

    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 16 January

    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 17 January

    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 17 January

    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 17 January

    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 17 January

    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 clearing and staying mild.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Wet and windy during the first half of the night with some heavy bursts at times. Rain clears to the east leaving clear spells, but staying windy with coastal gales. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

    Monday:

    Bright spells with heavy showers moving in from the southwest. Showers move northeastwards leaving clearer spells later. Staying blustery but easing through the afternoon. Milder than of late. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

    Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

    Generally less cold into next week, with periods of heavy showers or longer spells of rain. Winds will strengthen at times, though there will also be some occasional brighter interludes.

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