Southside surfForecast / WA – Margaret River / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 27 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 slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Southside today?

The current surf forecast for Southside at 6AM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.5m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 27). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)6ft (1.9m)16s
Afternoon (27 May)7ft (2.2m)15s
Evening (27 May)8ft (2.4m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed night, calm by Fri night).

Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
4
W
13
4
W
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
9
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1165
1286
1652
1762
2001
2076
2228
2350
2171
5172
5210
3937
3725
2557
1871
754
1255
1111
1160
990
882
821
743
743
Wind (km/h)
30
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NW
30
NNW
40
NW
30
W
30
WNW
40
W
35
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
S
5
NNE
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
7:44AM0.61m
7:52AM0.67m
8:08AM0.72m
Low Tide
4:43PM0.20m
5:12PM0.15m
5:44PM0.12m
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:20
5:20
1
4
3
4
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
20
20
18
19
19
19
19
18
17
17
16
15
16
16
15
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
16
17
16
15
13
15
13
15
14
11
10
11
10
10
11
12
11
11
12
12
13
13
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
1.9
NW
9
1.7
NNW
9
1.3
NNW
9
3
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
9
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
Energy kJ
1165
1286
1652
1762
2001
2076
2228
2350
2171
560
421
233
2557
1871
754
1255
1111
1160
990
882
821
743
743
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
W
11
1.5
W
11
0.5
SW
12
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
1.3
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.4
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
W
12
1.5
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
11
1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
Energy kJ
448
507
67
44
43
553
374
603
683
678
515
332
319
214
202
154
120
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
1
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.7
NNW
7
0.5
NNW
7
0.4
NNW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.4
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
Energy kJ
92
90
128
84
64
48
29
18
12
11
90
161
242
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
6
2.5
NW
7
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
9
3
NW
8
2.5
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
4
W
13
4
W
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
Energy kJ
223
212
643
1659
1672
1199
1124
928
1019
5172
5210
3937
3725
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
134
134
150
213
193
41
150
193
193
213
244
629
1796
1688
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Margaret River
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
7
9
7
9
9
6
6
6
9
9
9
9
9
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
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