Southside Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.99° S 114.98° E

Southside 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Southside sea temperature is
18.5°C
1.4° 

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


How big are the waves at Southside today (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Southside at 3AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 20s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)7ft (2.2m)15s
Afternoon (31 Aug)8ft (2.5m)17s
Evening (31 Aug)11ft (3.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun night, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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)
3
4
4
3
0
0
0
0
2
4
4
3
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
17
2.5
WSW
17
2.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4844
4620
4213
3822
3543
2140
3700
3517
3152
5703
5355
4700
4056
3637
3361
3108
3023
3104
3325
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
SSW
20
S
25
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:17PM0.49m
10:57AM0.44m
11:30PM0.56m
10:36AM0.34m
Low Tide
5:07PM0.29m
5:28AM0.31m
4:45PM0.31m
6:57AM0.31m
3:41PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:00
 mm
4
1
Temp °C
18
17
16
16
17
17
17
18
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
17
17
16
15
14
13
13
13
8
8
8
9
9
10
9
10
10
10
9
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