Southside 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.99° S 114.98° E

Issued: 1 pm 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Southside sea temperature is

18.3°C

Southside surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Southside today (12 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Southside at 6PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Oct)	11ft (3.5m)	14s
Afternoon (12 Oct)	10ft (3.0m)	14s
Evening (12 Oct)	10ft (3.0m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Wed morning).
	Mon 12					Tuesday 13								Wednesday 14
	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)	5	3	3	3	3	5	3	5	4	3	2	3	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 14	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	4692	4191	3805	3682	3315	3195	2905	2655	2275	2071	1817	1720	1342	1135	918	694	505	407	373	471	398
Wind (km/h)	SSE	S	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	E	NE	W	S	SE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	N	NNW	NW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	on	cross	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide					9:43PM0.70m								9:57PM0.72m								10:16PM0.73m
Low Tide								7:30AM0.20m										11:24AM0.18m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1
Temp °C	15	16	14	12	10	9	9	11	19	21	18	17	17	15	15	17	22	21	18	18	17
Feels °C	11	10	8	6	3	3	3	5	15	18	14	13	11	8	8	9	15	16	14	14	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 14	SW 13
kJ	4692	4191	3805	3682	3315	3195	2905	2655	2275	2071	1817	1720	1342	1135	918	694	505	407	373	471	398
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 14	SW 14	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	SW 12	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SW 15	SE 7	SSE 9	W 22
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1215	656	12	6	6	537	43	36	23	10	80	2	8	9
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 6	NNE 6	N 6	SE 6	—	—	—	—	ESE 7	—	SE 7	SE 8
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	7	3	62	—	—	—	—	5	—	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SSE 4	—	SE 5	—	—	E 5	NE 5	—	—	SE 5	ENE 3	NE 4	NE 5	NNE 5	NNE 6	N 6	N 7	NNW 6	NNW 5
kJ	—	—	16	—	103	—	—	43	14	—	—	51	3	16	65	120	248	233	157	108	83
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Southside WA - Margaret River	Hussas WA - Margaret River	Apollo Bay VIC - Cape Otway	Bunbury The groyne WA - Perth South	Hush Hush Beach WA - Far South	Southside WA - Margaret River	Gas Bay WA - Margaret River	Southside WA - Margaret River	Southside WA - Margaret River	North Point WA - Margaret River	Conto Springs WA - Margaret River	Huzzawouie (Huzzas) WA - Margaret River	Southside WA - Margaret River	Blue Holes WA - North West	Cyclops WA - Far South	Lights Beach WA - Far South	Radar Reef WA - Rottnest Island	Mandalay Beach WA - Far South	Augusta Rivermouth WA - Margaret River	Augusta Rivermouth WA - Margaret River	Windy Harbour WA - Far South
Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	3	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	1	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	14	2612	97	156	0	5	0	0	15	18	14	0	702	752	241	223	150	41	41	134
Best forecast wave conditions in Margaret River	Surfers Point	Hussas				Gas Bay	Gas Bay	Surfers Point	The Guillotine	Supertubes	Injidup Point	Injidup Carpark	Gas Bay						Augusta Rivermouth	Augusta Rivermouth
Rating (10 max)	5	5				5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4						2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Hussas WA - Margaret River	Marengo VIC - Cape Otway	St George River VIC - Cape Otway	Cathedral Rock VIC - Cape Otway	Cathedral Rock VIC - Cape Otway	Cyclops WA - Far South	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	The Guillotine WA - Margaret River	Supertubes WA - Margaret River	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Right Point (Cat Bay) VIC - Phillip Island	Cat Bay (Shelly Beach) VIC - Phillip Island	Cat Bay (Shelly Beach) VIC - Phillip Island	Guillotines NSW - South Coast	Pink Rocks NSW - Far South	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle
Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	7	7	6	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4
Header Global	Cobblestones Australia	The Bombie Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Bancoora Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Bali Village Indonesia	Outside Corner Indonesia	Outside Corner Indonesia	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Trial Harbour Australia	Asu Indonesia	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Benkunqut Indonesia	Grindavik Lighthouse ( Hopsnesta) Iceland
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	7	6	7	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	7	4	7	4	4	4	9

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