
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 13th Ave South Surfside today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for 13th Ave South Surfside at 12AM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at 13th Ave South Surfside. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 34°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | ESE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | S 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:16PM2.10m | 7:44AM1.76m | 8:07PM2.10m | 8:36AM1.83m | 8:55PM2.05m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:50AM-0.03m | 1:51PM-0.13m | 2:36AM-0.07m | 2:42PM-0.12m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 33 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 30 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 34 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | E 11 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | S 4 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 |
1 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 12 | — | — | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 15 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1913 | 1697 | 1697 | 156 | 150 | 150 | 814 | 814 | 454 | 1697 | 1673 | 1732 | 47 | 229 | 949 | 1014 | 2058 | 1701 | 1723 |
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