Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Southside today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 17s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 17s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Southside at 9PM is: 5.0m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 16ft (5.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 16ft (5.0m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Southside. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14437 | 14633 | 14299 | 12950 | 11309 | 10256 | 9531 | 8314 | 6769 | 5936 | 4222 | 3434 | 2655 | 2176 | 1756 | 1503 | 1264 | 977 | 822 | 648 | 553 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:12AM0.71m | 11:38PM0.35m | 9:42AM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:11PM0.12m | 5:18PM0.16m | 2:07AM0.33m | 5:20PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 14437 | 14633 | 14299 | 12950 | 11309 | 10256 | 9531 | 8314 | 6769 | 5936 | 4222 | 3434 | 2655 | 2176 | 1756 | 1503 | 1264 | 977 | 822 | 648 | 553 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | WSW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 22 | SW 22 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | 18 | 39 | 60 | 99 | 227 | 227 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 26 | S 8 | WSW 24 | WSW 24 | S 16 | SW 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 5 | 56 | 55 | 5 | 157 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 222 | 280 | 352 | 293 | 255 | 192 | 155 | 119 | 111 | 165 | 169 | 91 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 94 | 72 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 98 | 1352 | 1352 | 1688 | 98 | 14 | 98 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 37 | 14 | 5 |
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