Southside surfForecast / WA – Margaret River / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 01 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
21.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Southside today?

The current surf forecast for Southside at 9AM is: 4.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)15ft (4.5m)13s
Afternoon (01 May)15ft (4.5m)13s
Evening (01 May)13ft (4.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri morning, light winds from the E by Sun night).

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
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)
0
0
0
0
6
4
5
4
4
3
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
4.5
SSW
13
4.5
SSW
13
4
SSW
13
4
SSW
13
4
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5297
6139
6948
6543
6248
5635
5187
4503
4051
3630
3237
2923
2475
2174
1803
1587
1502
1425
1401
1245
1425
1449
1553
1459
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
S
35
S
30
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:58AM0.69m
9:12AM0.73m
9:29AM0.75m
Low Tide
5:53PM0.17m
6:41PM0.15m
7:53PM0.15m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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6:54
6:54
6:54
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5:38
5:37
5:37
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
16
16
17
16
16
17
18
17
16
14
6
4
4
5
6
8
8
9
9
8
9
10
12
13
13
13
14
13
14
14
15
13
13
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SSW
13
4
SSW
13
4
SSW
13
4
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
Energy kJ
6248
5635
5187
4503
4051
3630
3237
2923
2475
2174
1803
1587
1502
1425
1401
1245
1425
1449
1553
1459
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
12
0.3
SE
10
0.1
W
22
0.1
W
22
Energy kJ
26
193
80
52
17
9
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
11
0.1
W
22
0.1
W
22
Energy kJ
5
9
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
4.5
SSW
13
4
SW
13
1.8
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
Energy kJ
5297
6139
6948
6543
5651
579
508
255
306
256
228
295
302
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
2147
2001
700
2001
1898
33
33
33
33
33
33
50
33
33
33
33
18
14
14
1
14
14
14
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Margaret River
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
6
4
4
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
7
7
5
6
5
5
5
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
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