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 7 am Wednesday 06 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 20.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Southside today?

The current surf forecast for Southside at 2PM is: 2.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s 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 (06 May)	6ft (1.9m)	16s
Afternoon (06 May)	8ft (2.4m)	16s
Evening (06 May)	8ft (2.5m)	16s

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 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 6							Thursday 7								Friday 8								Sat 9
	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	2 AM
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	1	2	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	1467	1825	2612	2756	3077	3438	3499	3080	2579	2383	2201	1918	1564	1401	1198	1030	1014	862	620	488	378	378	378	289
Wind (km/h)	ESE	E	E	SE	SE	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	WNW	S	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	N	ENE	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	glassy	cross	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			10:39AM0.73m									11:09AM0.70m								11:41AM0.66m
Low Tide								00:13AM0.14m								00:42AM0.14m								00:58AM0.15m


	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00
	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:32	—	—	5:31
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	12	15	20	20	18	16	15	14	14	17	20	21	20	19	16	16	16	19	22	22	21	19	17
Feels °C	8	8	12	18	16	14	12	11	10	10	13	18	18	16	14	11	11	11	14	18	20	17	14	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	1467	1825	2612	2756	3077	3438	3499	3080	2579	2383	2201	1918	1564	1401	1198	1030	1014	862	620	488	378	378	378	289
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	SW 13	SE 8	SE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 5	NE 5	NNE 5	N 5	N 5	—	—	SW 18	N 6	N 6	N 6	WSW 17	WSW 16
kJ	411	394	11	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	6	5	2	2	—	—	13	47	49	37	29	26
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 6	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	N 7
kJ	322	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	12	12	12	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 4	SE 7	ESE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 5	SE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 6	—	—	SE 3	SE 5	ENE 3	NE 3	NE 5	NNE 5	NNE 6	—	—	N 7	NNE 6	N 6
kJ	28	71	24	16	31	49	45	44	42	20	—	—	6	42	6	9	25	42	57	—	—	8	48	77
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	7	9	9	6	6	4	7	6	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	6	7	8

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