Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Southside today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Southside at 6PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Southside. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1174 | 1219 | 3940 | 4010 | 4158 | 4158 | 4425 | 5345 | 6361 | 6533 | 6445 | 6445 | 5651 | 5220 | 4770 | 4395 | 4042 | 3610 | 2880 | 3120 | 3162 |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:05PM0.68m | 11:36PM0.64m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:03PM0.13m | 1:33PM0.13m | 1:57PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 1174 | 1219 | 3940 | 4010 | 4158 | 4158 | 4425 | 5345 | 6361 | 6533 | 6445 | 6445 | 5651 | 5220 | 4770 | 4395 | 4042 | 3610 | 2880 | 3120 | 3162 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 832 | 993 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | WSW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | — | 335 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 291 | 356 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 156 | 95 | 193 | 223 | 1866 | 752 | 46 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 150 | 193 | 244 | 193 | 41 |
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