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Southside surfForecast / WA – Margaret River / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 09 Jan 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
21.1° C
 (Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Southside today?

The current surf forecast for Southside at 8PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)11ft (3.5m)11s
Afternoon (09 Jan)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (09 Jan)8ft (2.5m)10s

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

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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
4
3
1
0
2
2
1
2
3
1
0
0
0
1
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SW
2.5
SSW
3
S
3
S
1.6
SW
2.1
SSE
1.6
S
1.9
SSE
2.5
S
2.5
SSE
2.1
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.6
SE
1.4
SSE
1
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.9
SE
1.5
SE
1
SW
Period(s) (?)11111110101010999888888888777714
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)250522951430133217001524527700402572899933547352257283219133183231273372242393
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SE
35
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
15
SE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
20
E
10
SW
25
SSW
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
E
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offon
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:11PM
0.49
6:12PM
0.51
5:50PM
0.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:00AM
0.28
4:54AM
0.24
4:30AM
0.18
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise-------5:18-------5:20-------5:20
Sunset--7:35-------7:35-------7:34-----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191917161413131523232121181413172424232020181621
Feels °C (?)13129977810201615151299132220191717141421
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