Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Southside today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Southside at 10PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Southside. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Mon morning, light winds from the W by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 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) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 18 | W 15 | W 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3866 | 3651 | 3388 | 3532 | 3550 | 3530 | 3469 | 5747 | 9045 | 7053 | 8448 | 10204 | 10595 | 10193 | 10049 | 10173 | 9897 | 9613 | 8680 | 7961 | 7278 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:38AM0.45m | 00:15AM0.48m | 8:34AM0.40m | 00:14AM0.54m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:02PM0.33m | 6:23AM0.39m | 4:02PM0.28m | 3:16PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 3866 | 3651 | 3388 | 3532 | 3550 | 3530 | 3469 | 5747 | 1766 | 1880 | 1839 | 2101 | 10595 | 10193 | 10049 | 10173 | 9897 | 9613 | 8680 | 7961 | 7278 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 24 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 87 | 255 | 558 | 770 | 1391 | 1422 | 1365 | — | — | — | — | — | 98 | — | — | 4629 | 854 | 432 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | W 15 | W 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 27 | 120 | 205 | 217 | 205 | 215 | 310 | 776 | 9045 | 7053 | 8448 | 10204 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 156 | 156 | 208 | 41 | 41 | 241 | 1352 | 1352 | 1352 | 657 | 632 | 409 | 1118 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 193 |
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