Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Southside today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 17s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Southside at 5AM is: 4.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 15ft (4.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 15ft (4.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 16ft (5.0m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Southside. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10658 | 10064 | 10652 | 11873 | 11228 | 14610 | 15515 | 15481 | 13389 | 13750 | 12979 | 11742 | 10400 | 9694 | 9825 | 10091 | 9988 | 10481 | 10350 | 10327 | 8783 | 8242 | 7449 | 6872 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:14AM0.54m | 9:21PM0.46m | 7:16AM0.53m | 8:50PM0.49m | 8:13AM0.50m | 8:45PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:23PM0.20m | 1:44AM0.41m | 2:23PM0.24m | 2:31AM0.34m | 2:23PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | WSW 17 | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 10658 | 10064 | 10652 | 11873 | 11228 | — | — | 14053 | — | — | 12979 | 11742 | 10400 | 9694 | 9825 | 10091 | 9988 | 10481 | — | — | 8783 | 8242 | 7449 | 6872 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 6 | — | NW 7 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 203 | — | 347 | 14610 | 15515 | 15481 | 13389 | 13750 | — | — | — | — | 9497 | — | — | — | 10350 | 10327 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 193 | 193 | 244 | 244 | 409 | 2002 | 629 | 1689 | 1688 | 356 | 409 | 1688 | 1689 | 2011 | 1689 | 356 | 356 | 356 | 2011 | 2030 | 2030 | 2030 | 98 | 72 |
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