Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Southside today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Southside at 2AM is: 4.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 16ft (5.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 18ft (5.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 15ft (4.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Southside. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri night, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri night, light winds from the WSW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | W 10 | W 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1047 | 1748 | 1991 | 6599 | 4628 | 6459 | 8292 | 14195 | 12068 | 10463 | 8281 | 6855 | 5895 | 4824 | 4097 | 3460 | 3010 | 2870 | 2800 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 11:14AM0.57m | 9:43AM0.49m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:14PM0.19m | 8:50PM0.29m | 6:28PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 1047 | 1748 | 1991 | — | 1151 | 2475 | — | 14195 | 12068 | 10463 | 8281 | 6855 | 5895 | 4824 | 4097 | 3460 | 3010 | 2870 | 2800 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | SW 20 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 65 | 19 | 18 | — | 872 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | 431 | 836 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | S 11 | SW 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 2 | 117 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | W 13 | W 10 | W 11 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 62 | 200 | 686 | 6599 | 4628 | 6459 | 8292 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 41 | 213 | 244 | 244 | 700 | 1688 | 887 | 244 | 244 | 244 | 244 | 244 | 94 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
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