Southside surfForecast / WA – Margaret River / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 19 Feb 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
20.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Southside today?

The current surf forecast for Southside at 3AM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm February 19). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)7ft (2.2m)13s
Afternoon (20 Feb)7ft (2.2m)12s
Evening (20 Feb)8ft (2.5m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
6
8
7
7
7
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.4
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2.3
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
Period(s) (?)131313131313121212121313131313131313161616151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)210318761783190316591609148613921576180123812904297526582522236230103217787980137961765669966587
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
S
35
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
30
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:00PM
0.57
11:57AM
0.46
11:18PM
0.46
12:07PM
0.53
10:33PM
0.35
12:28PM
0.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:23PM
0.32
5:50AM
0.28
5:36PM
0.32
5:25AM
0.31
7:17PM
0.33
4:11AM
0.30
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise-----5:58-------5:58-------6:00--
Sunset7:08-------7:07-------7:06-------
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C211818181819232220181716161819201816171616161820
Feels °C (?)181515161617201716151413131516151210111112121414
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