Margaret River - South Side Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Lat Long: 33.98° S 114.98° E

Issued: 7 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Margaret River - South Side sea temperature is

19.4° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

Margaret River - South Side surf forecast from 22 Jul 2026:

Best quality surf: Wednesday 22 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period, SW swell with offshore winds.
Most powerful swell: Sunday 26 Jul, 2PM (local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 14s period, SW swell with 10,926 kJ wave energy.
Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 22 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Margaret River - South Side this week:

The surf forecast for Margaret River - South Side over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 22) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 3.5m and 14s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Margaret River - South Side in the next 16 days are 5.5m 14s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 26) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 5s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 29) at 5AM.

Wave Type	Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)	11PM (Wed 22nd Jul)	11ft (3.5m) 14s
Best Surf	11PM (Wed 22nd Jul)	11ft (3.5m) 14s
Most Powerful	2PM (Sun 26th Jul)	18ft (5.5m) 14s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Margaret River - South Side over the next 16 days.

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.										Days 5-7 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat night, min 11°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat night, light winds from the SE by Mon morning).
		Thursday 23			Friday 24			Saturday 25			Sunday 26			Monday 27			Tuesday 28
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Rating (10 max)	5	3	3	3	2	3	4	2	0	0	!	!	!	!	!	!	4	5	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 12	SW 13	WSW 8	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 16	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	3968	2886	2094	1346	878	772	1109	996	494	1331	7433	9354	5044	3162	5069	4254	3278	2379	1346
Wind (km/h)	E	NE	NW	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	NW	SE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	E	NE	NNE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		5:31AM0.62m			6:14AM0.67m			6:57AM0.70m			7:38AM0.73m			8:16AM0.76m			8:51AM0.77m
Low Tide			4:22PM0.12m			4:40PM0.09m			5:01PM0.07m			5:24PM0.06m			5:48PM0.06m			6:11PM0.07m


	—	7:18	—	—	7:18	—	—	7:18	—	—	7:16	—	—	7:16	—	—	7:16	—	—
	5:32	—	5:32	—	—	5:34	—	—	5:35	—	—	5:35	—	—	5:36	—	—	5:37	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	5	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	12	15	14	13	15	14	16	17	18	13	13	13	14	15	13	13	16	16
Feels °C	11	8	12	12	10	12	11	11	11	11	9	7	8	11	11	9	8	12	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 12	SW 13	—	—	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 16	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13
kJ	3968	2886	2094	1346	878	772	1109	996	494	—	—	9354	5044	3162	5069	4254	3278	2379	1346
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	W 19	WSW 18	WSW 17	WSW 16	W 16	—	SW 17	WSW 11	—	—	—	—	—	SW 24	SW 23	SW 21	SW 19	SW 17
kJ	—	7	31	59	86	124	—	143	281	—	—	—	—	—	23	82	522	1048	1282
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	219	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	N 4	N 5	N 5	NNW 4	NNW 5	WSW 8	SW 12	SW 13	—	—	—	—	—	N 4	NNE 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	10	15	18	20	71	1331	7433	8876	—	—	—	—	—	6	26
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	4	8	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4
Distance (km)	0	6	10	2	33	0	0	33	42	194	20	97	12	0	12	0	2	0	33
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	3		8		5	5	5	5	5	5	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	5	4	8	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4
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Rating (10 max)	8	6	4	4	9	9	6	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	7	5	6

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Margaret River - South Side Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Margaret River - South Side surf forecast from 22 Jul 2026:

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Margaret River - South Side this week:

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