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Southside Surf Forecast
/ WA – Margaret River (57 breaks) / Western Australia (159 breaks) /
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Southside surfForecast / WA – Margaret River / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 23 May 2026 AWSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Southside surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Southside sea temperature is
21.0° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Southside today?
The current surf forecast for Southside at 6PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Southside. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the NNE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tue 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | |
1094 | 822 | 808 | 549 | 411 | 347 | 273 | 429 | 1340 | 1773 | 1543 | 1427 | 1207 | 775 | 1629 | 1460 | 1350 | 1389 | 1351 | 1332 | 852 | 651 | 495 | 437 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:05AM0.52m | 5:16PM0.43m | 8:53AM0.51m | 7:49PM0.37m | 7:55AM0.55m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:28AM0.20m | 3:34PM0.42m | 1:35AM0.29m | 3:49PM0.34m | 00:45AM0.35m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — |
 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | 5:21 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
 kJ | 1094 | 822 | 808 | 549 | 411 | 347 | 273 | 429 | 1340 | 1773 | 1543 | 1427 | 1207 | 775 | 1629 | 1460 | 1350 | 1389 | 1351 | 1332 | 852 | 651 | 495 | 437 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 16 | WSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 45 | 102 | 76 | 74 | 60 | 45 | 255 | 204 | 151 | 116 | 85 | 58 | 57 | 502 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 216 | 224 | 244 | 185 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | — | SW 18 | WSW 18 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | W 11 | SSE 10 | — | — | SSE 9 | — | S 9 | S 9 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 |
| kJ | 13 | 16 | 35 | 55 | 78 | 98 | 129 | 198 | — | 157 | 211 | 56 | 63 | 34 | 9 | 19 | — | — | 8 | — | 6 | 2 | 44 | 137 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 15 | 41 | 73 | 80 | 77 | 80 | 80 | 106 | 127 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 31 | 31 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 41 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
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