Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Southside today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Southside at 7PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Southside. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3045 | 2528 | 2490 | 2313 | 1946 | 2206 | 2050 | 3465 | 3167 | 3233 | 3314 | 4915 | 5573 | 6835 | 8083 | 8226 | 15512 | 15981 | 15372 | 13808 | 11720 |
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 | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 8:05AM0.72m | 8:40AM0.73m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:42PM0.08m | 4:59PM0.09m | 5:11PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  |  | |  | |  | | |  | | | |  | | | |  | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 3045 | 2528 | 2490 | 2313 | 1946 | 2206 | 2050 | 3465 | 3167 | 3233 | 3314 | 4915 | 5573 | 6835 | 8083 | 8226 | 15512 | 15981 | 15372 | 13808 | 11720 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | W 24 | WSW 23 | WSW 22 | WSW 22 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 565 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 54 | 156 | 363 | 1491 | 4318 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 3 | — | NW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | 23 | 63 | 33 | 129 | 240 | 349 | 398 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 163 | 163 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 193 | 150 | 244 | 244 | 244 | 244 | 244 | 193 | 14 | 18 | 33 | 98 | 98 | 356 | 98 |
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