Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Southside today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Southside at 2AM is: 6.5m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 18ft (5.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Southside. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the SW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 26805 | 25588 | 23968 | 21467 | 17556 | 14719 | 12517 | 10536 | 9064 | 7933 | 6604 | 6001 | 4748 | 7368 | 5264 | 7616 | 9904 | 14281 | 17708 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:00AM0.80m | 7:55AM0.84m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:54PM-0.02m | 4:31PM-0.07m | 5:11PM-0.07m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 23968 | 21467 | 17556 | 14719 | 12517 | 10536 | 9064 | 7933 | 6604 | 6001 | 4748 | 702 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 21 | SW 21 | — | SW 20 | SW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 548 | 368 | — | 969 | 843 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | WSW 14 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 26805 | 25588 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 389 | 7368 | 5264 | 7616 | 9904 | 14281 | 17708 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1898 | 2001 | 1905 | 233 | 46 | 98 | 223 | 337 | 337 | 244 | 244 | 244 | 244 | 244 | 887 | 891 | 2686 | 2001 | 98 |
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