Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Southside today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Southside at 1AM is: 4.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Southside. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10770 | 10159 | 10421 | 9678 | 8972 | 8155 | 7197 | 6991 | 7196 | 7316 | 7035 | 6375 | 5944 | 5538 | 5285 | 5285 | 4654 | 4436 | 3810 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:16AM0.61m | 4:00AM0.61m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:12PM0.16m | 3:26PM0.12m | 3:44PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 10770 | 10159 | 10421 | 9678 | 8972 | 8155 | 7197 | 6991 | 7196 | 7316 | 7035 | 6375 | 5944 | 5538 | 5285 | 5285 | 4654 | 4436 | 3810 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 26 | WSW 24 | SW 24 | SW 22 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 56 | 142 | 379 | 1261 | 1643 | 2059 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 33 | 46 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
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