Southside surfForecast / WA – Margaret River / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 26 Mar 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
20.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Southside today?

The current surf forecast for Southside at 5PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 2.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)6ft (1.8m)13s
Afternoon (26 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (26 Mar)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
1
2
1
1
1
0
2
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
Period(s) (?)131312121212121212121211111111111313131212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1069974868706574511503455448400359335307293320320535473512488473457503396
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
10
ESE
5
NNE
10
ESE
15
E
25
E
30
E
25
E
20
NE
20
ENE
25
E
25
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
15
ESE
5
SE
5
W
20
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
glassoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglassglassonononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:37PM
0.66
6:20PM
0.66
7:26PM
0.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:00AM
0.00
3:32AM
0.04
3:58AM
0.10
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Sunrise-------6:26-------6:28-------6:28
Sunset--6:23-------6:22-------6:21-----
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------1-4612568852---1--
Temp. °C232825262619181822171616161615151516181919191919
Feels °C (?)202725262416141519151312141211131516161617181818
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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