Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Southside today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Southside at 1AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Southside. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 822 | 648 | 553 | 506 | 959 | 3513 | 2175 | 4329 | 5223 | 5946 | 5877 | 6314 | 7333 | 6779 | 6471 | 5338 | 4844 | 4620 | 4213 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 11:19PM0.38m | 10:11AM0.61m | 11:13PM0.43m | 10:38AM0.53m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:20PM0.20m | 3:17AM0.32m | 5:16PM0.25m | 4:20AM0.31m | 5:07PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 19 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 822 | 648 | 553 | 506 | 573 | 3513 | 2175 | 4329 | 5223 | 5946 | 5877 | 6314 | 7333 | 6779 | 6471 | 5338 | 4844 | 4620 | 4213 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 9 | — | — | SW 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 20 |
| kJ | 60 | 227 | 227 | 323 | 959 | 1475 | 1185 | 2 | — | — | 553 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 550 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 23 | S 16 | SW 18 | SW 21 | SW 15 | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 84 | 5 | 157 | 365 | 33 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 106 | 131 | 88 | 47 | 43 | 53 | — | 13 | 30 | 42 | 41 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
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