south southwest
Between south, southwest
South southwest is the compass direction halfway between south and southwest, at 202.5 degrees from north.
Used primarily in navigation and meteorology: Winds from the south southwest brought warm, humid air.
Often abbreviated SSW.
- pointExact location or meaning
- nautical chartMap for marine navigation
- azimuthHorizontal directional angle
- headingDirectional course traveled
- compassDevice showing cardinal directions
direction · bearing · SSW · wind · cardinal directions · breeze · prevailing winds · fair winds · navigation · dead reckoning · map reading · GPS · wayfinding · sextant · magnetic north · true north · weathervane · trail
compass direction
south southwestnorth northeast
22.5 degrees from polar
NNE · north · north-northeast · northeast · due north
south, southwest, southern, southerly, southward, southwards, southerner, southernmost, west