Southside Surf Forecast

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

Australia (828 breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Southside surfForecast / WA – Margaret River / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 AWST

Forecast 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 20.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Southside today?

The current surf forecast for Southside at 8PM is: 1.2m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 05). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 May)	4.5ft (1.4m)	13s
Afternoon (05 May)	3ft (0.9m)	20s
Evening (05 May)	4ft (1.2m)	18s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 5					Wednesday 6								Thursday 7								Fri 8
	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)	4	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 20	SSW 13	WSW 19	SW 18	SSW 14	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	552	664	657	947	1332	1263	1467	1825	2612	2580	3077	3263	3132	3080	2579	2509	2201	1918	1564	1288	1198	1094	918	772
Wind (km/h)	SE	S	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	NE	S	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	off	off	off	off	cross-off
High Tide									10:39AM0.73m									11:09AM0.70m
Low Tide						11:26PM0.14m								00:13AM0.14m								00:42AM0.14m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—
	—	—	5:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:34	—	—	—	—	5:32
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	18	16	14	12	11	12	12	15	20	20	18	16	15	15	14	17	21	21	20	19	16	16	15
Feels °C	13	15	12	10	7	7	8	8	12	17	17	14	12	11	11	10	13	19	19	15	14	11	11	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 18	SSW 14	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	449	630	501	947	1332	1263	1467	1825	2612	2580	3077	3263	3132	3080	2579	2509	2201	1918	1564	1288	1198	1094	918	772
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	SW 18	SW 14	SSW 12	SW 13	SE 8	SE 8	—	—	—	—	SSE 5	—	—	NNE 5	NNE 5	N 5	—	—	—	—
kJ	441	392	376	478	1292	765	380	380	11	10	—	—	—	—	23	—	—	10	9	5	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 20	WSW 20	WSW 19	SW 12	—	—	WSW 14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	552	664	657	358	—	—	322	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SE 9	SSE 4	SSE 5	SE 5	SE 5	E 4	SE 4	ESE 4	SE 5	SE 4	SE 5	SE 5	ESE 5	ENE 4	ESE 5	E 5	—	—	NE 5	NNE 5	NE 3	NE 4	NNE 5
kJ	—	78	17	48	63	35	9	23	26	22	25	23	28	35	10	37	22	—	—	10	10	9	29	45
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
Distance (km)	0	14	14	18	72	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	5	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	9	9	7	6	6	5	8	5	6	5	5	5	6	6	5

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