Surf Forecasts:
13th Ave South Surfside surf forecast from 21 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 26 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period, E swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 25 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period, E swell with 104 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 26 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with E swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for 13th Ave South Surfside this week:
The surf forecast for 13th Ave South Surfside over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 26) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 4s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at 13th Ave South Surfside in the next 16 days are 0.6m 12s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 25) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 4s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 24) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Sat 26th Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Sat 26th Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Fri 25th Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 13th Ave South Surfside over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 4 | E 4 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ESE 10 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 12 | E 9 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 38 | 78 | 78 | 37 | 77 | 49 | 27 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:51AM1.29m | 4:32PM1.61m | 4:45AM1.37m | 5:19PM1.69m | 5:32AM1.49m | 6:02PM1.76m | 6:17AM1.61m | 6:44PM1.81m | 6:59AM1.72m | 7:25PM1.83m | 7:41AM1.82m | 8:05PM1.82m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:00PM0.51m | 9:56AM0.46m | 10:56PM0.44m | 10:56AM0.41m | 11:43PM0.34m | 11:48AM0.33m | 00:25AM0.24m | 12:35PM0.23m | 1:04AM0.14m | 1:19PM0.15m | 1:42AM0.05m | 2:03PM0.07m | 2:20AM-0.01m | ||||||
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 | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — |
 | 7:15 | — | 7:14 | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — |
mm | 2 | 11 | — | 4 | 11 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 5 | ENE 4 | E 4 | SE 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 9 | E 12 | ESE 12 | E 5 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 37 | 77 | 49 | 4 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 9 | SE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | ENE 4 | ESE 12 | E 6 |
| kJ | 11 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 78 | 78 | 27 | — | 3 | 27 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | — | E 8 | — | — | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | SE 8 | — |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | — | — | ESE 3 | — | E 4 | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | — | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 9 | — | — | 6 | 4 | 13 | 38 | 74 | 65 | — | 4 | 8 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 102 | 239 | 818 | 466 | 814 | 818 | 1831 | 814 | 2096 | 661 | 814 | 29 | 60 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 79 |
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