Surf Forecasts:
13th Ave South Surfside surf forecast from 2 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 4 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 8 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period, ESE swell with 87 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 4 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE 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 Friday (Sep 04) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 6s. 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 1.1m 6s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 08) at 5AM. 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+) | 5AM (Fri 4th Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Fri 4th Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Tue 8th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 13th Ave South Surfside over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here with a look at the next couple of weeks for 13th Ave South Surfside. Gotta be honest with you, this stretch of coast is looking pretty flat and quiet. The combined swell energy barely climbs out of the weak range, mostly under 50 (weak energy), with hardly any real push behind the waves.
Look, if you're thinking of paddling out on Wednesday afternoon (2nd September), the water is sitting right on average for this time of year at 82°. But the swell is tiny at 2 ft from the SE with a short period of 10 seconds, and that SSE wind at 9 mph is chopping it up. It’s just not worth wetting a wetsuit.
The rest of this first week stays small. Thursday and Friday see the same story – ankle-biters around 1 ft to 2 ft, all with onshore or cross-onshore breezes that mess up what little shape there is. Saturday morning (5th September) offers a slight glimpse of hope with some clean conditions from a WSW cross-offshore wind at 9 mph, but the swell is still a weak 1 ft from the SE. You could probably catch a knee-high wave on a longboard if you’re desperate.
That flat spell runs all the way through the second week, with a gap of several days where there's genuinely nothing to recommend. Swell heights bounce between 0.7 ft and 3 ft, but the wind is a constant issue – mostly onshore or cross-onshore, with a few clean mornings that just lack any energy.
Finally, on Thursday morning, 17th September, things get a pulse. Still not epic, but the swell bumps up to 3 ft from the ENE with a combined energy reading of 79 (weak). The wind is a light NNW at 3 mph going cross-offshore, making for clean conditions. This is your best bet in the whole outlook – the only time the data rates the waves as “surfable but very ordinary.” Keep expectations in check, it's a short-period 6-second swell, so those waves will be weak and crumbly, but at least it won't be a washing machine.
Overall, it's a lean run. For a beach with this setup, the onshore winds and lack of groundswell mean you're better off checking the forecasts again in a few days. Sometimes that's just how it goes here.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
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PM | 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 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 48 | 45 | 21 | 28 | 25 | 17 | 32 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 45 | 36 | 51 | 53 | 44 | 33 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:21AM1.45m | 12:57PM1.77m | 1:24AM1.39m | 2:03PM1.78m | 2:32AM1.38m | 3:10PM1.81m | 3:40AM1.43m | 4:14PM1.87m | 4:44AM1.52m | 5:14PM1.94m | 5:42AM1.65m | 6:09PM2.00m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:14PM0.25m | 6:20AM0.09m | 7:15PM0.31m | 7:17AM0.12m | 8:27PM0.34m | 8:23AM0.15m | 9:43PM0.33m | 9:36AM0.15m | 10:53PM0.27m | 10:46AM0.10m | 11:52PM0.18m | 11:50AM0.04m | 00:43AM0.09m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
 | 7:39 | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | 7:31 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 31 | 34 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 3 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 48 | 45 | 21 | 28 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 23 | 33 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 4 | — | — | SSE 6 | — | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | E 10 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | 7 | — | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | E 6 | — | E 9 | — | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | S 5 | — | S 3 | S 4 | — | — | ESE 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 14 | — | 6 | 9 | — | — | 45 | 36 | 51 | 53 | 44 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 387 | 102 | 43 | 397 | 377 | 571 | 788 | 207 | 1773 | 2196 | 891 | 239 | 814 | 649 | 701 | 654 | 43 | 43 | 363 | 431 |
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