Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 13th Ave South Surfside today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for 13th Ave South Surfside at 5PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at 13th Ave South Surfside. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 5 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 7 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:11AM1.66m | 8:35PM1.85m | 8:51AM1.73m | 9:14PM1.81m | 9:32AM1.77m | 9:55PM1.74m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:25PM0.15m | 2:54AM0.07m | 3:06PM0.13m | 3:30AM0.04m | 3:49PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | |
mm | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | SE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
8 | 7 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 6 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | ENE 3 | E 3 | — | — | — | — | S 4 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — |
— | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 393 | 393 | 571 | 393 | 381 | 150 | 229 | 229 | 229 | 377 | 377 | 377 | 848 | 1008 | 354 | 381 | 229 | 381 | 1614 | 888 | 377 |
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