Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Southside today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Southside at 10PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Southside. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, near gales from the NW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1482 | 1155 | 865 | 1178 | 987 | 1072 | 1014 | 971 | 971 | 820 | 796 | 796 | 848 | 636 | 746 | 778 | 1626 | 1796 | 1951 | 4829 | 2786 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:18PM0.66m | 11:47PM0.65m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:47PM0.18m | 2:09PM0.14m | 2:32PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 1482 | 1155 | 865 | 1178 | 987 | 1072 | 1014 | 971 | 971 | 820 | 796 | 796 | 848 | 636 | 746 | 669 | 1626 | 1796 | 1951 | 2535 | 2786 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | SW 16 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 19 | S 10 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — |
| kJ | 350 | 342 | 367 | 151 | 190 | 121 | 125 | 88 | 58 | 166 | 161 | 137 | 9 | 502 | 458 | 778 | 404 | 327 | 342 | 137 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | — | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | WSW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | E 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SE 8 | — | SW 12 | — | — | W 14 | W 14 | — | — |
| kJ | 32 | — | 18 | 18 | 18 | 42 | 61 | 61 | 5 | 37 | 35 | 19 | 3 | — | 86 | — | — | 66 | 66 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 6 | W 16 | NW 8 |
| kJ | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 27 | 63 | 106 | 165 | 4829 | 1422 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 12 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 41 | 213 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 41 | 134 | 134 | 150 |
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