Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 13th Ave South Surfside today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for 13th Ave South Surfside at 8PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at 13th Ave South Surfside. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | ESE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 29 | 100 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 3:26PM1.54m | 3:28AM1.22m | 4:19PM1.57m | 4:24AM1.25m | 5:08PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:32AM0.38m | 9:42PM0.51m | 9:33AM0.40m | 10:44PM0.48m | 10:35AM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 10 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 34 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | S 5 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 15 | E 14 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 8 |
— | — | — | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 14 | SE 13 | — | — | E 6 | — | E 6 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | SSE 5 | S 3 |
1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 24 | 9 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 29 | 100 | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 938 | 938 | 900 | 1073 | 47 | 344 | 381 | 381 | 102 | 102 | 938 | 100 | 114 | 116 | 114 | 0 | 20 | 47 | 47 | 79 | 197 |
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