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Southside Beach

Surf Coast Shire, Victoria, Australia

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Today at a glance

Best: 5 pm to 6 pm, sunset 7:48 pm
7 am
6.0
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
8 am
5.9
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.5
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
10 am
7.2
23 km/h14 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.0
28 km/h17 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.4
29 km/h18 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.5
28 km/h17 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.3
27 km/h17 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.1
25 km/h16 mph wind, Great
Now
5.5
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.7
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
6 pm
3.0
29 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
7 pm
3.0
22 km/h14 mph wind, Poor

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 5 pm to 6 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
24°C76°F
Water
17°C63°F
Wind
2415 km/hmph NW
Gusts
3018 km/hmph
Waves
1.0 m3 ft
UV
5 moderate
Tide
rising
Rain
14%
Sunset
7:48 pm
Today
6.0Good7 am2415
5.9Good8 am2415
6.5Good9 am2314
7.2Great10 am2314
7.0Great11 am2817
7.4Great12 pm2918
7.5Great1 pm2817
7.3Great2 pm2717
7.1Great3 pm2516
5.5GoodNow2415
6.7Good5 pm159
3.0Poor6 pm2918
3.0Poor7 pm2214
Sat
2.9Poor7 am127
2.7Poor8 am1610
2.8Poor9 am1610
3.0Poor10 am138
3.3Poor11 am96
3.6Poor12 pm85
3.8Poor1 pm96
4.0Fair2 pm127
4.0Fair3 pm138
3.8Poor4 pm149
3.5Poor5 pm1510
3.2Poor6 pm1711
2.0Poor7 pm1610
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 9 pm, 0.4 m. Low at 3 am, -0.3 m. High at 10 am, 0.5 m. Low at 3 pm, -0.3 mHigh 9 pm, 0.4 m1 ftLow 3 am, -0.3 m<1 ftHigh 10 am, 0.5 m2 ftLow 3 pm, -0.3 m1 ftNow10 pm4 am10 am4 pm
  • High 9 pm, 0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 3 am, -0.3 m<1 ft
  • High 10 am, 0.5 m2 ft
  • Low 3 pm, -0.3 m1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

About Southside Beach

Southside Beach is a clothes-optional beach located in Victoria, Australia. It is 86 meters from Southside Clothing Optional (nudist) Beach. The nearest town is Bellbrae, a village 4,964 meters away.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
5 km3.1 miBellbrae (village)
Nearest airport
41 km25 miAvalon Airport (AVV)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat4.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 80%
  • Sun1.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 39 km/h24 mph, rain 100%
  • Mon5.6 GoodBest 7 am to 8 amWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 45%
  • Tue5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 31%
  • Wed5.9 GoodBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 16%
  • Thu5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 4%