North Side Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.53° N 64.36° W

North Side 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 17 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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for North Side at 9PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (17 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (17 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 27°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
1
0
0
0
Swell
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
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
0.3
NNW
7
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
265
223
223
191
191
190
190
185
187
187
187
185
185
223
224
228
9
191
161
132
132
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
E
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
25
E
25
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
11:58AM0.32m
11:00PM0.27m
12:56PM0.32m
11:17PM0.25m
1:54PM0.31m
Low Tide
5:43PM0.19m
5:30AM0.08m
6:51PM0.21m
6:09AM0.06m
8:27PM0.22m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:43
6:42
6:42
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
29
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
27
Feels °C
30
29
29
28
29
28
28
27
27
28
29
28
27
28
28
27
29
30
30
30
28
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