Southside 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.99° S 114.98° E

Issued: 1 pm 27 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 (27 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Southside at 9PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Oct)	7ft (2.1m)	11s
Afternoon (27 Oct)	6.5ft (2.0m)	10s
Evening (27 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed morning).
	Tue 27					Wednesday 28								Thursday 29
	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)	3	0	0	0	1	3	3	3	3	0	2	3	4	3	4	4	1	0	1	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	SSW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 11	SW 11	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	WSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	909	886	468	341	313	258	263	255	344	949	1092	1079	976	919	905	961	689	730	678	828	932
Wind (km/h)	SSE	S	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	E	WNW	SW	S	SSE	E	E	ENE	NE	WNW	W	SW	S	S
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	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross
High Tide					9:45PM0.80m								10:13PM0.82m								10:44PM0.81m
Low Tide								7:44AM0.06m									9:44AM0.04m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:44	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	19	17	15	14	13	11	15	21	18	19	16	16	14	13	17	19	17	18	16	16
Feels °C	16	13	12	10	9	8	7	11	19	14	15	12	14	11	11	15	16	14	16	14	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	SW 19	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SSE 7	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	WSW 13
kJ	909	14	468	341	313	141	263	233	194	949	1092	1079	976	919	905	961	689	730	678	828	932
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 11	WSW 16	SSE 6	SW 15	S 9	SSE 9	S 9	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	W 18	SW 15	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15
kJ	—	—	12	49	75	258	173	67	344	2	8	2	83	50	29	25	215	108	147	147	302
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 19	—	—	—	SSE 10	SW 16	SSE 9	SW 16	SSE 6	—	—	—	—	—	SW 16	WSW 18	W 18	SW 15	WSW 16	—	—
kJ	7	—	—	—	9	93	16	255	42	—	—	—	—	—	129	31	25	57	226	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSW 10	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 6	SSE 6	SE 6	—	SE 6	S 3	SSE 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	886	109	198	177	175	85	90	—	33	5	42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Southside WA - Margaret River	Bunbury The groyne WA - Perth South	Bunbury Clam WA - Perth South	Cozies and Geeries WA - Perth City	Lights Beach WA - Far South	Southside WA - Margaret River	Southside WA - Margaret River	Southside WA - Margaret River	Southside WA - Margaret River	Hussas WA - Margaret River	North Beach Tom's WA - Perth City	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South	Southside WA - Margaret River	Southside WA - Margaret River	Southside WA - Margaret River	Southside WA - Margaret River	Isolators WA - Margaret River	The Quarries WA - Margaret River	Hussas WA - Margaret River	Conto Springs WA - Margaret River	Hussas WA - Margaret River
Rating (10 max)	3	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	1	2	4	3	4	4	3	2	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	97	94	170	241	0	0	0	0	14	247	98	0	0	0	0	40	51	14	18	14
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Rating (10 max)	3					3	3	3	3	3			4	3	4	4	3	2	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	5	6	4	4	7	5	7	4	6	5	5	5	4	6	6	5	8	5

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