Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Southside today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Southside at 3AM is: 2.5m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Southside. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu night, min 10°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1355 | 1382 | 3747 | 3850 | 3386 | 4605 | 6603 | 7420 | 7359 | 6469 | 7970 | 7950 | 6678 | 6340 | 6716 | 9231 | 10621 | 9237 | 8071 |
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 | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:14AM0.71m | 10:36AM0.65m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:38PM0.13m | 6:40PM0.17m | 6:37PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  | | |  |  | | |  | | |  | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1355 | 1382 | 3747 | 3850 | 3386 | 4605 | 6603 | 7420 | 7359 | 6469 | — | 7950 | 6678 | 6340 | 6716 | 9231 | 10621 | 9237 | 8071 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 738 | 1162 | 27 | 16 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 942 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 43 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | — | — | — | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WSW 7 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | — | — | — | 17 | 31 | 68 | 188 | 245 | 444 | 7970 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 95 | 31 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 244 | 244 | 244 | 356 | 356 | 514 | 98 | 46 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
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