Southside 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.99° S 114.98° E

Issued: 1 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Southside sea temperature is

18.1°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 (21 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Southside at 5AM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 6.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Sep)	11ft (3.5m)	15s
Afternoon (21 Sep)	10ft (3.0m)	15s
Evening (21 Sep)	10ft (3.0m)	15s

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 Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 21								Tuesday 22								Wednesday 23
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	3	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	2	1	2	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	5659	5454	5036	4915	4402	3970	3424	3051	2801	2724	3067	3544	3781	3159	2782	2699	2399	2154	1892	1651	1575	1319	1010	964
Wind (km/h)	NE	W	SW	WSW	WSW	SW	S	SSE	E	E	E	W	WSW	SSW	SSE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SSE	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	off	off	glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			6:07AM0.62m								6:59AM0.64m								7:42AM0.64m					10:29PM0.40m
Low Tide						3:31PM0.11m								3:43PM0.13m								3:51PM0.16m


	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	13	14	15	14	15	15	14	13	13	13	15	15	15	15	14	14	13	14	16	15	15	15	15
Feels °C	12	13	14	13	12	14	13	12	11	10	12	13	13	12	13	13	13	12	14	14	12	12	13	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	5659	5454	5036	4915	4402	3970	3424	3051	2801	2724	3067	3544	3781	3159	2782	2699	2399	2154	1892	1651	1575	1319	1010	964
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 18	—	S 10	WSW 16
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	49	—	94	441
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 16	S 9
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	211	83
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	14	14	14	14	0	0	0	0	14	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	14	14	14	14	14
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	5	5	6	8	5	5	9	5	6	5	5	8	7	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	8	8	6	5	5	4	4	6	8	9	5	6	5	9	9	9	9	9	8	6	7	7	9	6

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