Southside surfForecast / WA – Margaret River / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 29 Mar 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
19.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Southside today?

The current surf forecast for Southside at 1AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (30 Mar)8ft (2.5m)7s
Evening (30 Mar)15ft (4.5m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.8
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.9
WSW
2.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
SW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
1.9
SW
1.3
SW
Period(s) (?)111112111111679111212121212121111111111101015
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3693692937293092632466661944442265876560567647083723259918651363135012351069970709677
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
35
WNW
45
W
40
W
35
W
35
WSW
35
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
S
5
SE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:17PM
0.63
10:45AM
0.42
9:01PM
0.58
10:03AM
0.45
9:42PM
0.52
9:50AM
0.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:15AM
0.17
2:50PM
0.37
4:18AM
0.25
3:35PM
0.32
4:00AM
0.31
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise-----6:30-------6:30-------6:31--
Sunset6:20-------6:17-------6:16-------
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------11---1-11---------
Temp. °C201818181818181818181817181718181818171615161818
Feels °C (?)191616151414111010101110121313131516161514151816
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