Southside surfForecast / WA – Margaret River / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 07 May 2026 AWST
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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
20.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Southside today?

The current surf forecast for Southside at 1AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)5ft (1.5m)13s
Afternoon (08 May)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (08 May)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
11
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
WSW
13
1.1
N
6
0.5
WSW
15
0.7
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1564
1288
1094
1030
918
772
620
488
378
378
325
289
227
89
169
147
250
180
138
108
86
125
186
268
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
20
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
15
NNE
5
NNE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
N
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
11:41AM0.66m
12:15PM0.61m
12:44PM0.55m
Low Tide
00:42AM0.14m
00:58AM0.15m
1:05AM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:58
7:00
7:01
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5:34
5:32
5:31
5:30
Temp °C
21
19
18
15
14
14
18
21
22
20
18
16
15
14
17
20
20
19
19
18
16
15
19
19
18
14
14
10
9
9
13
17
20
16
13
10
9
8
11
15
17
15
14
13
11
10
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
11
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
1
N
7
1
N
7
0.6
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
15
0.5
WSW
15
0.7
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
Energy kJ
1564
1288
1094
1030
918
772
620
488
378
378
325
289
227
89
169
147
250
86
86
108
86
125
186
268
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
5
0.7
SE
6
0.1
SW
18
0.9
N
6
0.9
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.2
WSW
17
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.3
SSW
10
0.4
WSW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
10
Energy kJ
8
32
13
62
62
37
29
26
25
61
58
37
39
180
138
20
56
72
8
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.2
NNW
7
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
15
0.4
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
S
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.1
SE
7
Energy kJ
12
12
12
4
26
26
84
40
18
19
20
25
8
8
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
5
0.6
NE
3
0.6
NE
5
0.9
NNE
5
1
NNE
5
1
NNE
6
0.2
N
7
0.8
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
1.2
N
6
1.4
N
6
1.4
N
7
1.4
N
7
1.2
N
7
1
N
7
1.1
N
6
1.2
N
6
1.5
N
6
1.4
N
6
Energy kJ
9
8
19
40
58
74
3
50
80
104
156
168
173
128
85
74
92
154
156
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
31
9
0
0
0
2
0
0
31
31
0
0
0
0
31
31
31
41
Best forecast wave conditions in Margaret River
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
3
3
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
6
7
7
6
8
7
6
5
7
7
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
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