Southside Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Torquay, Australia)

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Southside Surf Guide

Southside in Torquay is an exposed reef and point break that has fairly consistent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Ideal winds are from the north northwest. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the south southeast. A left hand reef. Best around high tide. When it's working here, it can get crowded. Beware of rocks, rips.

Southside Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef and point	3	fairly consistent	16.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Southside:

The best conditions reported for surf at Southside occur when a South-southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North-northwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf Southside (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing Southside with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 1% of the time in January while 12% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 87% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

12%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

87%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Southside Location Map

Interactive Southside surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Southside is Avalon Airport (AVV) in Australia, 41 km (25 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Southside is Melbourne Moorabbin Airport (MBW), also in Australia, 85 km (53 miles) away.

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Southside Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 22:04 Local Time

m, °C	Wed		Thu
ft, °F	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM
Wave (m)
Period (s)	-	-	-	-
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross	cross	cross

What does Southside look like?

Latest photos from Southside. Upload your own or view all photos on the gallery page.

Credit: Nich Nif

Tides at Southside

Current tide and informaton

For Bancoora, 13 km from Southside.

Next High Water: 02:33am | 1.58m

Next Low Water: 08:49am | 0.26m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Southside Sea Temperature

The Southside water temperature is rather cool (16.8 °C) and the air temperature will feel about the same. A good quality spring wetsuit with optional neoprene boots should suffice. No need for wetsuit gloves.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit and neoprene boots.