Southside Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.99° S 114.98° E

Southside 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Southside sea temperature is
19.3° C
2.0° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Southside at 1PM is: 5.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)15ft (4.5m)15s
Afternoon (19 Aug)16ft (5.0m)15s
Evening (19 Aug)15ft (4.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
7
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
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
WSW
15
4.5
WSW
15
5
WSW
15
5
WSW
15
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
15
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6353
8083
9915
10741
10770
10159
10421
9678
8972
8155
7197
6991
7196
7411
7128
6375
5944
5785
5358
5050
5050
4436
3659
Wind (km/h)
30
W
25
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
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
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:52
 mm
1
Temp °C
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
13
13
13
15
14
15
14
14
Feels °C
10
11
12
11
11
11
11
12
11
11
12
12
12
13
12
11
11
11
14
12
13
12
11
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