Southside surfForecast / WA – Margaret River / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 09 Apr 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
20.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Southside today?

The current surf forecast for Southside at 7AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (09 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (09 Apr)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


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Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
3
5
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
S
Period(s) (?)121212121212121212111111111111111111111010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2815312431242971267622622013187416281542127411541087978991686673862705607530520501477
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
10
ESE
15
S
25
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
E
5
NNE
20
SW
20
S
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:03PM
0.65
12:53PM
0.61
5:08PM
0.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:55AM
0.13
2:15AM
0.12
2:30AM
0.12
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise---6:37-------6:37-------6:39----
Sunset------6:05-------6:04-------6:02-
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181817171717161513121111162018161513121320192117
Feels °C (?)141415141312121187671316131310871019161814
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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