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 1 pm Monday 04 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 20.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Southside today?

The current surf forecast for Southside at 9PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 May)	6.5ft (2.0m)	12s
Afternoon (04 May)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s
Evening (04 May)	4ft (1.2m)	14s

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 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 4					Tuesday 5								Wednesday 6								Thu 7
	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	5 AM	8 AM
Rating (10 max)	4	1	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 20	SW 13	WSW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	1056	918	625	590	1408	1267	1154	841	552	679	657	947	1292	1263	1467	1825	2612	2756	3077	3438	3499	2897	2717	2358
Wind (km/h)	E	SW	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	S	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide	9:48AM0.76m								10:12AM0.75m								10:39AM0.73m
Low Tide					10:06PM0.15m									11:26PM0.14m								00:13AM0.14m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—
	—	—	5:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	5:34
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	17	16	14	13	13	13	16	18	16	14	12	12	12	12	16	20	21	18	17	15	14	14
Feels °C	16	14	14	13	11	10	10	10	14	14	12	10	8	8	8	8	13	17	17	14	12	11	10	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SSW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 18	SW 14	SW 14	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14
kJ	1056	918	625	550	1408	1267	1154	841	449	679	501	947	890	1004	1467	1825	2612	2756	3077	3438	3499	2897	2717	2358
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 19	SW 16	SW 16	SW 14	WSW 18	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	SW 12	SW 18	SW 18	SW 13	SW 13	SE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	140	165	620	590	318	390	376	452	441	392	376	358	1292	1263	701	394	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 17	WSW 19	W 18	WSW 18	SW 22	SW 22	WSW 21	WSW 20	SW 20	WSW 20	WSW 19	WSW 14	—	SW 12	SE 8	SE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	74	199	171	246	73	118	180	280	552	664	657	478	—	325	11	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	—	—	—	SE 9	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 7	SE 4	ESE 8	SE 4	SE 5	SE 5	ESE 5	E 4	E 4
kJ	—	—	77	91	107	95	—	—	—	78	16	35	29	29	19	67	19	13	25	47	45	28	26	18
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	14	18	14	14	0	0	0	0	37	18	18	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4
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