Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 13th Ave South Surfside today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for 13th Ave South Surfside at 1PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 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 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 4 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:16AM1.32m | 5:54PM1.70m | 6:03AM1.40m | 6:37PM1.78m | 6:48AM1.49m | 7:18PM1.83m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:30AM0.35m | 00:23AM0.34m | 12:18PM0.30m | 1:04AM0.26m | 1:03PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 9 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 11 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 6 | SE 9 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | E 6 | E 16 | E 15 |
2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | — | SE 11 | SE 5 | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | 6 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | 18 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | — | S 4 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SW 4 | — | — | — | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 |
6 | — | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 10 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 229 | 229 | 354 | 354 | 608 | 344 | 362 | 493 | 14 | 156 | 14 | 150 | 1238 | 229 | 493 | 47 | 47 | 1008 | 976 | 1003 | 1030 | 1321 | 475 |
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