Surf Forecasts:
13th Ave South Surfside surf forecast from 3 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 3 Aug, 11AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period, SSE swell with 232 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 1.6m 7s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 03) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 13th Ave South Surfside over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, surfers, Rusty here with the straight truth. For 13th Ave South Surfside, this 16-day stretch is a total dud. I’ve scoured the forecast, and there’s no session worth chasing. The swell simply doesn’t deliver, and the wind is against us.
From Monday, August 3rd, through the first week, it’s a relentless run of cross-onshore winds out of the south, keeping the ocean chopped and messy. Swell stays tiny, under 2 ft, with periods under 8 seconds – that’s windswell, not real waves. The combined energy barely cracks 100 (weak), with the highest being 132 on Tuesday morning, but it’s still poor quality. Sunday morning, August 9th, offers a brief glassy window with a weak 0.5 ft from the SE at 7 seconds, but the energy is only 26 – it’s a ripple, not a wave.
Water temp is around 84°, a touch warmer than average for this time (anomaly of +0.9°), so it’s comfortable but nothing wild.
Into the second week, it’s more of the same: small, short-period swells, often under 1.0 ft. Thursday, August 13th morning brings a clean, cross-offshore breeze from the WSW at 15 km/h, but the swell is a messy 0.7 ft from the SSW at just 4 seconds. Energy is 35 (weak). It’s surfable, but barely. Friday, August 14th morning is the best of the lot, with a light cross-offshore wind and 0.8 ft from the SSW at 5 seconds, energy hitting 50 (weak). Still, that’s tiny and weak.
There’s a big gap from the 3rd of August through the 14th of August with no real recommendation – it’s all poor or just “very ordinary.” After that, it’s back to tiny, choppy nothing.
For a beginner, you might find a knee-high ripple on a glassy morning, but the break is inconsistent and rarely breaks properly with this lack of energy. For everyone else, it’s a waste of time. The wind is mostly cross-onshore, and the swell is too weak and short-period to form anything decent. Honestly, this setup looks better for kite surfing than paddle surfing on the breezy afternoons.
Keep your board in the truck, check back later – forecasts can change, but right now, it’s a hard pass.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 232 | 107 | 64 | 95 | 40 | 19 | 68 | 32 | 27 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 54 | 39 | 40 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 51 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:29AM1.63m | 11:48PM1.55m | 12:21PM1.66m | 00:40AM1.47m | 1:18PM1.69m | 1:39AM1.40m | 2:19PM1.74m | 2:43AM1.37m | 3:23PM1.80m | 3:48AM1.39m | 4:25PM1.88m | 4:51AM1.46m | 5:26PM1.98m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:37PM0.25m | 5:57AM0.09m | 6:29PM0.28m | 6:43AM0.09m | 7:29PM0.31m | 7:37AM0.09m | 8:38PM0.32m | 8:38AM0.08m | 9:52PM0.29m | 9:45AM0.06m | 11:03PM0.22m | 10:54AM0.01m | 00:06AM0.13m | ||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — |
 | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | 2 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 11 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 73 | — | — | 27 | 40 | 19 | 33 | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 54 | 39 | 40 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 51 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | S 3 | — | SE 7 | S 3 |
| kJ | 232 | 107 | 64 | 95 | 38 | 10 | 68 | 32 | 27 | 17 | 17 | 18 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 25 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 479 | 641 | 392 | 43 | 437 | 436 | 493 | 446 | 721 | 102 | 2196 | 871 | 697 | 848 | 91 | 43 | 43 | 442 | 207 | 657 | 442 |
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