Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 13th Ave South Surfside today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for 13th Ave South Surfside at 4PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at 13th Ave South Surfside. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 40 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:18PM1.83m | 7:30AM1.58m | 7:57PM1.86m | 8:11AM1.66m | 8:35PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:03PM0.24m | 1:42AM0.19m | 1:45PM0.19m | 2:18AM0.12m | 2:25PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | |
mm | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 |
8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SE 10 | — | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 13 | — | ESE 9 | SE 5 | ESE 9 | S 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | ESE 8 |
2 | 23 | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | 8 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 7 | — | — | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 16 | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 8 | E 13 | — | — | — | ESE 9 | S 5 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 5 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
— | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 40 | — | — | 9 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 22 | — | — | 12 | 15 | 21 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1008 | 1008 | 493 | 1008 | 1327 | 372 | 445 | 481 | 437 | 47 | 261 | 957 | 1321 | 1321 | 362 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 91 | 397 |
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