Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Southside today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Southside at 3PM is: 5.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 5.0m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 18ft (5.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 18ft (5.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 15ft (4.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Southside. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat morning, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5463 | 6860 | 8948 | 14016 | 12531 | 10599 | 8409 | 6976 | 5615 | 4574 | 4097 | 3572 | 3010 | 2711 | 2496 | 2445 | 2177 | 2099 | 2121 | 2166 | 2201 | 2085 | 2371 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:14AM0.57m | 9:43AM0.49m | 8:19AM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:50PM0.29m | 6:28PM0.32m | 5:09PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | |  | |  |  | | |  |  |  | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | WSW 17 | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 872 | 2475 | — | 14016 | 12531 | 10599 | 8409 | 6976 | 5615 | 4574 | 4097 | 3572 | 3010 | 2711 | 2496 | 2445 | 2177 | 2099 | 2121 | 2166 | 2201 | 2085 | 2371 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 |
| kJ | 524 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 81 | 68 | 418 | 692 | 659 | 599 | 499 | 40 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5463 | 6860 | 8948 | 12401 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1688 | 1124 | 700 | 887 | 356 | 244 | 244 | 244 | 244 | 213 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 33 | 46 | 244 | 170 | 50 | 14 |
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