Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Southside today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Southside at 3AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 20s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Southside. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun night, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4844 | 4620 | 4213 | 3822 | 3543 | 2140 | 3700 | 3517 | 3152 | 5703 | 5355 | 4700 | 4056 | 3637 | 3361 | 3108 | 3023 | 3104 | 3325 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:17PM0.49m | 10:57AM0.44m | 11:30PM0.56m | 10:36AM0.34m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:07PM0.29m | 5:28AM0.31m | 4:45PM0.31m | 6:57AM0.31m | 3:41PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 4844 | 4620 | 4213 | 3822 | 3543 | 2140 | 3700 | 3517 | 3152 | 5703 | 5355 | 4700 | 4056 | 3637 | 3361 | 3108 | 3023 | 3104 | 3325 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | — | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 550 | 441 | — | 1302 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 5 | W 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 53 | 136 | 257 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 409 | 46 | 98 | 33 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 50 | 14 | 41 | 98 |
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