Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 13th Ave South Surfside today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for 13th Ave South Surfside at 5PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at 13th Ave South Surfside. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 35°C on Tue afternoon, min 27°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 29 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:06AM1.81m | 11:13PM1.67m | 11:55AM1.74m | 11:58PM1.52m | 12:46PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:07PM0.12m | 5:25AM0.07m | 5:55PM0.23m | 6:06AM0.16m | 6:44PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 35 | 33 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 34 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 36 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 4 |
6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 11 |
2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 29 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | SE 13 | SE 10 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | E 6 | E 5 | S 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | S 4 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | S 5 | S 3 | SSW 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 13 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 795 | 795 | 2374 | 443 | 493 | 437 | 437 | 47 | 608 | 608 | 684 | 793 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 20 | 47 | 344 | 354 | 47 | 29 |
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