Margaret River - South Side Surf Forecast

/ WA – Margaret River (57 breaks) / Western Australia (159 breaks) /

Australia (828 breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Margaret River - South Side surfForecast / WA – Margaret River / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 07 May 2026 AWST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

Margaret River - South Side surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's Margaret River - South Side sea temperature is 20.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Margaret River - South Side today?

The current surf forecast for Margaret River - South Side at 9PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (07 May)	8ft (2.4m)	14s
Afternoon (07 May)	7ft (2.2m)	14s
Evening (07 May)	6ft (1.9m)	13s

Table - waves today at Margaret River - South Side. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 7					Friday 8								Saturday 9								Sun 10
	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	N 6	N 7	N 7	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	WSW 13	N 7	WSW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	2201	1918	1564	1288	1094	1094	918	772	620	488	378	378	325	289	204	156	169	167	250	180	138	108	103	125
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	SSE	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide										11:41AM0.66m								12:15PM0.61m
Low Tide						00:42AM0.14m								00:58AM0.15m								1:05AM0.17m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:01	—
	—	—	5:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	5:30
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	20	21	19	18	15	14	14	18	21	22	20	19	17	15	14	17	20	20	20	19	18	16	16
Feels °C	13	18	19	14	13	10	9	9	13	17	20	15	14	11	9	8	11	15	17	16	14	13	11	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SW 12	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	N 7	N 7	WSW 13	WSW 15	WSW 15
kJ	2201	1918	1564	1288	1094	1094	918	772	620	488	378	378	325	289	204	92	169	149	250	86	86	108	86	125
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NNE 5	NNE 5	—	—	—	—	—	SW 18	N 6	N 6	N 6	SE 4	WSW 16	WSW 16	S 11	S 11	SSW 11	S 11	SW 13	SW 13	S 10	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	—	10	10	—	—	—	—	—	13	64	62	36	4	26	25	84	58	66	37	180	138	18	71	72
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	WSW 17	NNW 6	SE 6	SW 15	SW 11	SE 6	ESE 6	S 10	SSW 10	WSW 16	S 10	S 10
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	12	12	29	4	5	56	40	7	4	19	20	25	8	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	NE 5	NE 3	NE 4	NNE 5	NNE 6	NNE 6	—	—	ENE 2	NNE 6	N 6	NNE 6	N 6	N 7	N 7	N 7	—	—	N 7	N 7	N 6
kJ	—	—	—	13	8	13	42	63	82	—	—	1	64	69	108	156	168	167	123	—	—	91	103	86
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	2	2	1	1
Distance (km)	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	11	4	0	0	2	2	2	2	33	33	2	0	2	2	18	33
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	2	2	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	5	5	5	5	5	5	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	8	5	5	6	7	7	7	8	6	5	5	9	9	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	4	4

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