
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Southside today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 18s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Southside at 4AM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Southside. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed night, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1889 | 2276 | 7721 | 8079 | 7316 | 6650 | 6043 | 5601 | 6251 | 9403 | 11648 | 12189 | 12066 | 11797 | 11000 | 10504 | 10140 | 9972 | 8880 | 8132 | 8132 | 8684 | 8935 | 9163 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 1:44AM0.48m | 10:08AM0.41m | 2:25AM0.55m | 3:31AM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:38AM0.40m | 5:41PM0.29m | 3:22PM0.24m | 3:00PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 |
1889 | 1888 | 7721 | 8079 | 7316 | 6650 | 6043 | 5601 | 6251 | 9403 | 11648 | 12189 | 12066 | 11797 | 11000 | 10504 | 10140 | 9972 | 8880 | 8132 | 8132 | 8684 | 8935 | 9163 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1145 | 2276 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | — | — | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
87 | 195 | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 193 | 14 | 98 | 514 | 356 | 356 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 244 | 94 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 190 | 167 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 213 | 295 | 300 | 14 | 14 |
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