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 am Sunday 24 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 21.0° 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 7AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 May)	4.5ft (1.3m)	15s
Afternoon (24 May)	6.5ft (2.0m)	14s
Evening (24 May)	6.5ft (2.0m)	13s

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 20°C on Tue night, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun night, fresh winds from the N by Tue afternoon).
	Sunday 24								Monday 25								Tuesday 26
	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	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	3	2	1	2	2	3	2	2	1	1	0	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SW 15	SW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	WSW 19	WSW 18	WSW 18	WSW 17
Wave Graph
kJ	347	273	429	1340	1686	1422	1309	1207	775	1479	1241	1162	1158	1244	1210	852	661	509	380	374	481	692	983	1061
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	N	N	N	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide				10:05AM0.52m			5:16PM0.43m					8:53AM0.51m			7:49PM0.37m				7:55AM0.55m
Low Tide	1:28AM0.20m					3:34PM0.42m			1:35AM0.29m					3:49PM0.34m			00:45AM0.35m					4:15PM0.26m


	—	7:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:11	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:21	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	12	12	13	15	15	14	14	14	12	12	16	17	17	18	17	15	15	16	19	19	19	20	20
Feels °C	12	9	9	9	11	12	11	11	10	8	7	11	11	13	15	13	11	11	11	13	13	14	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SW 15	SW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	WSW 18	WSW 18	WSW 17
kJ	347	273	429	1340	1686	1422	1309	1207	775	1479	1241	1162	1158	1244	1210	852	661	509	380	374	277	692	983	1061
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	SW 16	WSW 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	SW 16	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 9	S 9	W 12	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11
kJ	45	255	204	151	116	85	58	57	502	33	19	19	9	7	6	228	228	182	191	185	189	229	287	267
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	S 11	—	SW 18	WSW 18	SW 18	S 10	SSE 10	W 11	W 11	—	—	SSE 9	—	S 9	S 9	WSW 21	WSW 20	WSW 20	WSW 19	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	98	129	198	—	157	211	157	56	34	9	9	—	—	8	—	6	2	44	139	216	481	224	148	144
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	N 3	N 3	N 4	N 4	NNE 4	N 4	N 4	N 5	N 5	N 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	5	6	4	5	5	7	16	51	90	106	101	89	104	118	151	266	324	322	326	257
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Southside WA - Margaret River	Ellensbrook WA - Margaret River	Margaret River - South Side WA - Margaret River	Boranup Beach WA - Margaret River	Augusta Rivermouth WA - Margaret River	The Bombie and Boat Ramp WA - Margaret River	Southside WA - Margaret River	Southside WA - Margaret River	Southside WA - Margaret River	Southside WA - Margaret River	Boranup Beach WA - Margaret River	Boranup Beach WA - Margaret River	Augusta Rivermouth WA - Margaret River	Boranup Beach WA - Margaret River	Boranup Beach WA - Margaret River	The Bombie and Boat Ramp WA - Margaret River	Boranup Beach WA - Margaret River	Boranup Beach WA - Margaret River	Boranup Beach WA - Margaret River	Windy Harbour WA - Far South	Windy Harbour WA - Far South	Windy Harbour WA - Far South	Augusta Rivermouth WA - Margaret River	Bunbury Clam WA - Perth South
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3
Distance (km)	0	9	1	31	41	0	0	0	0	0	31	31	41	31	31	0	31	31	31	134	134	134	41	94
Best forecast wave conditions in Margaret River	Surfers Point	Supertubes	Surfers Point	Boranup Beach	Deepdene	The Guillotine	Surfers Point	Surfers Point	Surfers Point	The Guillotine	Boranup Beach	Boranup Beach	Augusta Rivermouth	Boranup Beach	Boranup Beach	Cobblestones	Boranup Beach	Boranup Beach	Boranup Beach				Augusta Rivermouth
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	3				3
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	7	9	9	9

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