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Southside surfForecast / WA – Margaret River / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 12 Dec 2025 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
20.0° 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 6AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am December 12). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Southside. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 910 | 1010 | 1077 | 1095 | 993 | 977 | 822 | 808 | 743 | 660 | 660 | 660 | 583 | 553 | 493 | 431 | 382 | 431 | 439 | 382 | 396 | 424 | 494 | 614 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:53PM 0.54 | 8:55PM 0.52 | 7:26PM 0.55 | 7:08PM 0.61 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:35PM 0.31 | 6:42AM 0.32 | 4:28AM 0.25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:01 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:25 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 24 | 32 | 28 | 28 | 29 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 32 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
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