
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 13th Ave South Surfside today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for 13th Ave South Surfside at 4PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at 13th Ave South Surfside. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the N by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 6 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 13 |
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8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 33 | 55 | 81 | 115 | 154 | 163 | 127 | 1011 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:10PM1.54m | 00:12AM1.24m | 1:04PM1.49m | 1:11AM1.22m | 2:01PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:25AM0.30m | 6:17PM0.41m | 6:09AM0.39m | 7:09PM0.47m | 7:01AM0.45m | 8:08PM0.49m | |||||||||||||||||
7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 6 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 13 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 33 | 55 | 81 | 115 | 154 | 163 | 127 | 1011 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 6 | S 6 | SE 5 | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 13 | — |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 111 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 2 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | WNW 3 | NNW 2 | N 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | E 13 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 30 | 40 | 40 | 33 | 24 | 24 | 31 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 673 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 354 | 397 | 397 | 443 | 1321 | 493 | 493 | 657 | 150 | 60 | 739 | 229 | 814 | 938 | 960 | 1250 | 999 | 999 | 1614 | 1614 | 1181 | 1699 | 999 |
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