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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 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 1.4°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 5PM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 30). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| 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 63mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat night, gales from the NW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tue 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | NW 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | |
1367 | 1288 | 1285 | 1118 | 956 | 1049 | 2746 | 6741 | 10871 | 15830 | 32759 | 42380 | 33251 | 27541 | 20140 | 11441 | 4906 | 5385 | 4287 | 3337 | 2700 | 2059 | 2053 | 1482 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:52AM0.77m | 9:17AM0.78m | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:20PM0.10m | 7:02PM0.09m | 7:53PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — |
 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | 5:17 |
— | — | 1 | 12 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Temp °C | 16 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
13 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 |
 kJ | 1367 | 1288 | 1285 | 1118 | 956 | 1049 | 825 | 872 | 552 | — | — | — | — | — | 1225 | 3894 | 3338 | 5385 | 4287 | 3337 | 2700 | 790 | 545 | 343 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | NW 10 | W 8 | — | — | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | SW 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | WSW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 59 | 35 | 4 | 21 | — | — | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 213 | 2734 | 3275 | 2499 | 1857 | 1222 | 38 | 157 | 252 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | W 12 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 130 | 2079 | 61 | 98 | 97 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | 35 | 74 | 471 | 1152 | 2746 | 6741 | 10871 | 15830 | 32759 | 42380 | 33251 | 27541 | 20140 | 11441 | 4906 | — | — | — | — | 2059 | 2053 | 1482 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 14 | 134 | 1688 | 1688 | 1688 | 1688 | 1796 | 1905 | 2001 | 2001 | 2164 | 2375 | 2556 | 2639 | 2639 | 14 | 581 | 244 |
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