Surf Forecasts:
13th Ave South Surfside surf forecast from 27 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 2 Sep, 11AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period, SE swell with 42 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for 13th Ave South Surfside this week:
The most powerful waves expected at 13th Ave South Surfside in the next 16 days are 0.4m 11s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.2m 3s period and expected on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 11AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 13th Ave South Surfside over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – this 16-day window is a tough one for paddle surf at 13th Ave South Surfside. The energy just isn't there.
We start on Thursday, August 27th, and right through almost the entire first week, it’s a real struggle. The swell is tiny, mostly around 0.7 ft to 2 ft, with weak combined energy (12 to 34 range) and the period is often short, under 8 seconds. The winds are a mixed bag of cross and cross-on, so the surface is rarely clean. You're looking at a lot of "poor surf conditions" and scores of zero. There are brief glimmers of glassy conditions on Saturday morning, August 29th, and Sunday morning, August 30th, but with swell heights of just 0.7 ft to 1 ft and weak energy (11-16), it’s barely a ripple. This is a real drought.
The only time the forecast gets a pulse is around Sunday, September 6th. The morning shows the best setup of the whole run. Swell bumps up to 3 ft from the SSW, with combined energy hitting a moderate 70. What really sells it is the clean, cross-off wind from the WSW at 6 mph. It’s still not big, but the conditions are finally decent. Water temps here are about normal for the time of year at 83°. After that, it fades back to tiny, messy dribble through the second week.
So if you’re a paddle surfer, your only real standout chance falls on Sunday morning, September 6th. It’s the only day the forecast even mentions *"surfable waves"*. Don't expect much, but if you’re desperate, that’s your window. For everyone else, this setup with the small, onshore slop is more interesting for a kite surfer than a surfer.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 28 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 42 | 37 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:57PM1.86m | 8:11AM1.66m | 8:35PM1.85m | 8:51AM1.73m | 9:14PM1.81m | 9:32AM1.77m | 9:55PM1.74m | 10:16AM1.79m | 10:38PM1.64m | 11:04AM1.80m | 11:26PM1.55m | 11:57AM1.78m | 00:21AM1.45m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:45PM0.19m | 2:18AM0.12m | 2:25PM0.15m | 2:54AM0.07m | 3:06PM0.13m | 3:30AM0.04m | 3:49PM0.12m | 4:07AM0.03m | 4:33PM0.15m | 4:47AM0.03m | 5:21PM0.19m | 5:31AM0.05m | 6:14PM0.25m | ||||||||
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 | 6:45 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — |
 | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | 7:39 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 28 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 42 | 37 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | E 13 | — | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 12 | SSW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 14 | SE 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | — | S 5 | — | — | SE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | S 3 | WSW 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 6 | — | 17 | — | — | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 261 | 795 | 411 | 387 | 47 | 229 | 229 | 381 | 848 | 229 | 2464 | 381 | 381 | 1321 | 629 | 608 | 2052 | 119 | 91 | 793 | 156 |
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