Southside 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.99° S 114.98° E

Issued: 7 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Southside sea temperature is

18.9° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Southside today (28 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Southside at 12PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	14s
Afternoon (28 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	14s
Evening (28 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 28							Wednesday 29								Thursday 30
	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)	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	4	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 18
Wave Graph
kJ	4416	4053	3705	3653	3278	3312	3216	2880	2345	2200	2454	1527	1317	1211	2147	1871	1719	1589	1318	1318	1443	1374	3948
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SE	SSW	S	ESE	ESE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	N	NNE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	N	NNE	NNE	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on
High Tide			8:51AM0.77m								9:22AM0.77m								9:50AM0.75m
Low Tide						6:11PM0.07m								6:29PM0.10m								6:38PM0.13m


	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	14	15	14	13	12	12	11	11	13	15	15	14	13	12	13	13	15	17	17	15	16
Feels °C	11	11	11	12	11	10	8	8	7	7	10	12	12	11	10	9	11	10	12	14	14	13	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 18
kJ	4416	4053	3705	3653	3278	3312	3216	2880	2345	2200	2454	1527	1317	1211	2147	1871	1719	1589	1318	1318	1443	1374	3948
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 22	SW 21	SW 21	SW 20	SW 19	SW 19	SW 20	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 18	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	SW 20	SW 20	SW 19	SW 18	SSE 9
kJ	119	224	224	325	940	940	552	1042	1172	1185	614	1240	989	952	125	125	125	96	552	746	738	1162	46
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 24	NNE 5	N 5	SW 22	SW 21	S 10	S 9	N 5	S 9	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	318	—	—	—	—	—	—	11	5	4	118	222	90	64	16	43	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 4	N 4	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	17	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5
Distance (km)	0	0	0	11	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	31	41	41	0	31
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	7	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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