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Southside surfForecast / WA – Margaret River / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 16 Jan 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
20.9° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Southside today?

The current surf forecast for Southside at 1AM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Afternoon (17 Jan)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (17 Jan)10ft (3.0m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
3
3
4
4
4
0
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.2
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.4
SW
2.1
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
2.3
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
Period(s) (?)141414141414141414131313131313131313131313131319
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)136313821752172817041891228419142734311229612824254923902108197219221471152114011305180619424051
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
20
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
S
30
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:26PM
0.78
9:00PM
0.80
9:31PM
0.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:59AM
0.04
6:24AM
0.05
6:46AM
0.07
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise-----5:24-------5:26-------5:26--
Sunset7:34-------7:32-------7:32-------
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------1----------------
Temp. °C201920181819201918171514121518191916151312162424
Feels °C (?)1716171516171715131211111013141313111198122118
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