Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 13th Ave South Surfside today (13 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for 13th Ave South Surfside at 12AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at 13th Ave South Surfside. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 34°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | E 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:07PM2.10m | 8:36AM1.83m | 8:55PM2.05m | 9:27AM1.87m | 9:42PM1.96m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:36AM-0.07m | 2:42PM-0.12m | 3:21AM-0.09m | 3:31PM-0.07m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 34 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | E 13 |
— | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
— | 3 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 814 | 818 | 1673 | 1737 | 1732 | 1008 | 1786 | 964 | 961 | 976 | 1008 | 1673 | 1756 | 20 | 2058 | 2542 | 2542 | 381 | 150 |
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