North Side Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.53° N 64.36° W

North Side 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's North Side sea temperature is
29.1° C
0.6° 

North Side surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at North Side today (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for North Side at 1PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (20 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (20 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

Table - waves today at North Side. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.4
E
7
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.3
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.7
NE
8
1
E
8
1.2
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
171
161
156
161
161
161
158
153
156
200
95
157
116
198
203
169
137
167
193
21
62
110
163
Wind (km/h)
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
30
E
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:53PM0.30m
11:50PM0.22m
3:57PM0.30m
5:04PM0.30m
Low Tide
6:51AM0.05m
10:15PM0.22m
7:39AM0.04m
8:34AM0.04m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
6:00
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:40
6:39
6:38
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
27
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
27
27
Feels °C
26
26
26
28
27
27
27
26
26
26
27
28
29
28
26
26
27
27
27
29
29
27
27
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