Southside 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.99° S 114.98° E

Issued: 7 pm 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Southside sea temperature is

19.0° C

Southside surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Southside today (29 Jul):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Southside at 11PM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Jul)	-	-
Afternoon (29 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	13s
Evening (29 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu night, fresh winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).
	Wed 29			Thursday 30								Friday 31
	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
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	1317	1144	2009	1871	1719	1589	1318	1318	1355	1382	3747	3850	3631	4605	6683	7420	7615	8828	7970
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WSW	WSW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide							9:50AM0.75m								10:14AM0.71m
Low Tide		6:29PM0.10m								6:38PM0.13m								6:40PM0.17m


	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—
	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:38	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	5	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	13	13	12	13	16	17	18	16	16	16	17	18	18	18	16	16	14
Feels °C	11	11	10	9	9	9	12	13	16	14	14	13	13	13	12	11	11	9	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	1317	1144	2009	1871	1719	1589	1318	1318	1355	1382	3747	3850	3631	4605	6683	7420	7615	8828	7970
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	SW 20	SW 20	SW 19	SW 18	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	989	952	125	125	125	96	552	746	738	1162	28	16	16	—	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	W 24	SW 24	SW 22	SW 22	WSW 21	S 9	S 9	S 9	SSE 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	11	22	118	118	178	61	64	43	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 4	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 4	N 4	NNW 4	—	—	—	—	NW 4	WNW 5	W 6	WSW 7	—	—
kJ	10	11	13	12	12	11	10	11	10	—	—	—	—	29	59	220	332	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Southside WA - Margaret River	Southside WA - Margaret River	Southside WA - Margaret River	Southside WA - Margaret River	The Bombie and Boat Ramp WA - Margaret River	The Bombie and Boat Ramp WA - Margaret River	Boranup Beach WA - Margaret River	Windy Harbour WA - Far South	Isolators WA - Margaret River	Boranup Beach WA - Margaret River	Boranup Beach WA - Margaret River	Augusta Rivermouth WA - Margaret River	Augusta Rivermouth WA - Margaret River	Augusta Rivermouth WA - Margaret River	Wilsons Inlet WA - Far South	Wilsons Inlet WA - Far South	Cheynes Point WA - Far South	Cheynes Point WA - Far South	Port Denison WA - North West
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	31	134	40	31	31	41	41	41	244	244	356	356	514
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	5	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	8	6	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	9	6	5

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