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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 am Saturday 30 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 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Southside today (30 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Southside at 6AM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Southside. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sat morning, gales from the WNW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | |
1426 | 1500 | 1368 | 1367 | 1288 | 1285 | 1043 | 1043 | 1049 | 2528 | 4118 | 8450 | 17807 | 35961 | 38353 | 29563 | 20350 | 11388 | 8380 | 5092 | 4832 | 3797 | 2830 | 2587 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 8:28AM0.75m | 8:52AM0.77m | 9:17AM0.78m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:20PM0.10m | 7:02PM0.09m | 7:53PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | WNW 15 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
 kJ | 1426 | 1500 | 1368 | 1367 | 1288 | 1285 | 1043 | 1043 | 1049 | 911 | 852 | 827 | — | — | — | — | 3578 | 4506 | 3200 | 5092 | 4832 | 3797 | 2830 | 2587 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | NW 10 | N 5 | N 5 | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 117 | 79 | 81 | 59 | 34 | 4 | 22 | 26 | — | 80 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 213 | 208 | 2894 | 2180 | 1680 | 1265 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | W 8 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 21 | SW 21 | — | SW 20 | NW 9 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 85 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 21 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 18 | — | 61 | 65 | 97 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | ENE 4 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | 34 | 10 | 101 | 1093 | 2528 | 4118 | 8450 | 17807 | 35961 | 38353 | 29563 | 20350 | 11388 | 8380 | 4068 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 41 | 18 | 2638 | 1688 | 1688 | 1796 | 1688 | 1898 | 1905 | 2001 | 2164 | 2164 | 1352 | 2556 | 1352 | 2168 | 14 | 356 |
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