Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Southside today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Southside at 7PM is: 4.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Southside. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7377 | 7105 | 6892 | 6987 | 7301 | 7500 | 7941 | 8365 | 9419 | 10006 | 9854 | 8849 | 8338 | 7675 | 7312 | 6704 | 5898 | 5459 | 4763 | 4455 | 4226 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 10:11AM0.75m | 10:46AM0.66m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:25PM0.04m | 6:52PM0.13m | 6:59PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 7377 | 7105 | 6892 | 6987 | 7301 | 7500 | 7941 | 8365 | 9419 | 10006 | 9854 | 8849 | 8338 | 7675 | 7312 | 6704 | 5898 | 5459 | 4763 | 4455 | 4226 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 24 | WSW 24 | SW 22 | SW 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 22 | 54 | 163 | 287 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
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