Southside surfForecast / WA – Margaret River / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 28 Feb 2026 AWST
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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
21.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Southside today?

The current surf forecast for Southside at 9PM is: 4.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm February 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (28 Feb)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (28 Feb)15ft (4.5m)16s

Table - waves today at Southside. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
4
7
7
7
7
9
7
0
5
5
6
8
7
5
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
4.5
SW
5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
Period(s) (?)71012161616161615151514141414141313131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4761347270410534112711087510754102468933764969596085526548354370429242283833361531133214275725362381
Wind
(km/h)
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
15
SSW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
15
SW
25
SSW
25
S
25
SSE
25
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:23PM
0.77
9:06PM
0.75
9:45PM
0.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:09AM
0.03
5:34AM
0.10
5:47AM
0.18
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Sunrise-------6:07-------6:07-------6:07
Sunset--6:58-------6:57-------6:55-----
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171817171616161717181716161514151819201717151416
Feels °C (?)111210121112131414131313131413151615161314121113
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