Southside Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.99° S 114.98° E

Southside 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Southside sea temperature is
18.6°C
1.5° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Southside at 3PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)11ft (3.5m)18s
Afternoon (30 Aug)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (30 Aug)10ft (3.0m)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 19°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun night, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
7
3
3
3
4
2
0
0
0
0
2
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
18
3.5
SW
18
3.5
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
16
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
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7333
6779
6471
5338
4844
4620
4213
3684
3719
2680
3700
3517
3278
5186
5186
4299
3918
3590
3361
3302
3148
3234
3601
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
20
W
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:38AM0.53m
11:17PM0.49m
10:57AM0.44m
11:30PM0.56m
10:36AM0.34m
Low Tide
4:20AM0.31m
5:07PM0.29m
5:28AM0.31m
4:45PM0.31m
6:57AM0.31m
3:41PM0.30m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:00
 mm
6
1
Temp °C
13
13
19
19
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
13
13
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
11
11
18
17
16
17
17
15
14
13
12
11
8
8
9
10
9
9
9
10
10
10
9
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