Southside Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.99° S 114.98° E

Southside 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Southside sea temperature is
19.2° C
1.9° 

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


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

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Southside at 1AM is: 4.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)13ft (4.0m)16s
Afternoon (20 Aug)13ft (4.0m)16s
Evening (20 Aug)13ft (4.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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)
6
6
6
7
6
6
6
5
6
7
8
7
6
6
6
4
4
7
6
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
WSW
16
4.5
WSW
16
4.5
WSW
16
4.5
WSW
16
4.5
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10770
10159
10421
9678
8972
8155
7197
6991
7196
7316
7035
6375
5944
5538
5285
5285
4654
4436
3810
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
S
5
SSE
5
E
5
E
10
ENE
5
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:16AM0.61m
4:00AM0.61m
Low Tide
3:12PM0.16m
3:26PM0.12m
3:44PM0.10m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:52
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
15
14
14
13
13
14
14
15
14
14
Feels °C
11
11
11
12
11
11
12
12
13
13
12
13
12
11
13
11
13
11
12
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