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 (21 November 2024)
Time
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 intervals
Partly cloudy night
Partly cloudy night
Partly cloudy night
Partly cloudy night
Partly cloudy night
Clear night
Clear night
Clear night
Chance of precipitation
<5%
<5%
<5%
20%
20%
10%
10%
20%
20%
30%
Temperature
Feels like temperature (°C)
-1°
-1°
-1°
-1°
-1°
-2°
-2°
Wind direction and speed
NE
7
N
6
NNW
5
NW
6
NW
7
NW
7
WNW
7
NW
9
NW
10
NW
12
Wind gust (mph)
19
16
16
22
23
23
27
30
31
34
Visibility
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
E
E
Humidity
66%
71%
78%
80%
84%
89%
91%
88%
84%
82%
UV
1
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wind direction and speed
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.7
0.9
1.1
Period of waves offshore (s)
8
8
8
8
9
11
11
11
7
5
Direction of waves offshore
Friday (22 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
Clear night
Clear night
Clear night
Clear night
Clear night
Clear night
Clear night
Clear night
Sunny day
Sunny day
Sunny day
Sunny day
Sunny day
Sunny day
Sunny day
Sunny day
Clear night
Clear night
Clear night
Partly cloudy night
Partly cloudy night
Cloudy
Cloudy
Cloudy
20%
30%
20%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
<5%
10%
10%
<5%
<5%
10%
10%
10%
10%
<5%
<5%
<5%
-2°
-2°
-2°
-1°
-2°
-2°
-1°
-2°
-2°
WNW
13
WNW
14
WNW
16
WNW
16
WNW
16
WNW
16
WNW
15
NW
14
WNW
13
NW
13
NW
14
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
14
WNW
12
WNW
11
WNW
9
NW
7
NNW
5
N
4
NE
4
ENE
4
E
5
ESE
5
36
36
36
36
36
35
33
30
31
30
31
31
31
30
27
23
20
17
15
14
13
16
19
20
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
80%
79%
76%
73%
73%
74%
75%
75%
77%
75%
73%
66%
63%
59%
61%
65%
72%
76%
81%
83%
84%
84%
84%
84%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.6
1.6
1.5
1.5
1.4
1.3
1.3
1.2
1.2
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.0
1.0
1.0
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.8
5
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
9
Saturday (23 November 2024)
Time
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols
Overcast
Heavy rain
Heavy rain
Heavy rain
Heavy rain
Heavy rain
Heavy rain
Heavy rain
50%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
90%
90%
80%
10°
13°
14°
14°
14°
10°
11°
11°
SE
7
SE
10
SE
17
SSE
22
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
17
SSW
15
29
40
50
49
49
47
45
44
VG
VG
P
M
M
M
M
G
83%
82%
91%
88%
87%
90%
91%
91%
-
-
-
1
1
1
-
-
0.8
0.9
1.0
1.8
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.2
9
9
4
5
10
11
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
Light rain
Heavy rain
Light rain
Light rain
Light rain
Light shower night
Light shower night
Light shower night
80%
80%
90%
70%
70%
80%
60%
60%
14°
14°
13°
12°
12°
12°
11°
10°
11°
11°
10°
10°
SSW
17
SSW
18
SW
16
SW
14
SW
14
SW
12
SW
11
SW
12
46
45
38
35
34
31
31
35
VG
E
VG
VG
VG
VG
E
E
90%
86%
88%
87%
85%
86%
85%
83%
-
-
-
1
1
1
-
-
2.2
2.1
2.1
2.0
1.7
1.6
1.6
1.7
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
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
Partly cloudy night
Partly cloudy night
50%
60%
70%
80%
80%
60%
50%
40%
10°
10°
10°
10°
SW
14
SW
14
WSW
14
WSW
15
WSW
17
W
16
W
16
W
14
34
33
33
40
42
39
36
31
E
E
E
E
E
E
VG
VG
82%
80%
77%
78%
72%
77%
79%
79%
-
-
-
1
1
1
-
-
1.8
2.1
2.3
2.4
1.7
1.3
1.2
1.2
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
Tuesday (26 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
Cloudy
Cloudy
Cloudy
Partly cloudy night
40%
30%
30%
30%
40%
40%
30%
30%
10°
WNW
13
WNW
11
WNW
9
WNW
8
WNW
9
NNW
8
NW
6
NNW
7
28
27
22
22
23
20
19
16
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
G
G
79%
80%
84%
85%
79%
79%
89%
93%
-
-
-
1
1
1
-
-
1.4
1.7
1.4
1.2
1.0
0.9
0.8
0.7
10
7
10
10
10
10
9
9
Wednesday (27 November 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
30%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
10%
20%
N
7
N
7
N
6
N
6
N
7
N
6
N
6
NE
6
16
16
16
16
18
14
14
15
G
G
G
G
VG
VG
VG
G
93%
94%
92%
90%
78%
81%
88%
91%
-
-
-
1
1
1
-
-
0.7
9

Tide times

Thursday 21 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 21 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 21 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 21 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

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.

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Wales weather forecast

Headline:

Staying cold with wintry showers and some bright spells.

Today:

Cloudier than Wednesday with rain spreading into southern counties, perhaps turning to snow over hills, with a few wintry flurries in the north. Cold again with icy stretches first thing. Blustery winds along the south coast. Maximum temperature 5 °C.

Tonight:

Wintry showers in the north this evening, sinking southwards overnight mixed with some clearer skies. Remaining cold with a frost and a brisk northwesterly wind. Minimum temperature -3 °C.

Friday:

A chilly start with sleet and snow showers. These easing through the afternoon to leave some bright or sunny spells. Winds turning lighter for a time. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Wet and windy on Saturday with heavy persistent rain, sleet and some hill snow. Drier overall on Sunday but often cloudy with further rain on Monday. Milder.

Updated:

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