Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 13th Ave South Surfside today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for 13th Ave South Surfside at 5AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at 13th Ave South Surfside. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | S 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 47 | 50 | 64 | 24 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 18 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:31AM1.23m | 3:26PM1.54m | 3:28AM1.22m | 4:19PM1.57m | 4:24AM1.25m | 5:08PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:32AM0.38m | 9:42PM0.51m | 9:33AM0.40m | 10:44PM0.48m | 10:35AM0.39m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 32 | 34 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 35 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | S 3 | S 3 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SSE 3 |
7 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | — | — | E 15 | E 14 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SSE 5 |
— | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 14 | SE 9 | SE 14 | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | SE 8 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | S 4 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | — | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | S 5 |
1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 11 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | — | 47 | 50 | 64 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 18 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 834 | 437 | 571 | 1287 | 1665 | 722 | 896 | 2037 | 1614 | 493 | 47 | 47 | 150 | 150 | 232 | 100 | 493 | 116 | 116 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 571 | 571 |
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