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Southside Surf Forecast
/ WA – Margaret River (57 breaks) / Western Australia (159 breaks) /
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Southside surfForecast / WA – Margaret River / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 27 May 2026 AWSTForecast 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
20.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Southside today?
The current surf forecast for Southside at 6AM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.5m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 27). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (27 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Southside. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed night, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | |
1165 | 1286 | 1652 | 1762 | 2001 | 2076 | 2228 | 2350 | 2171 | 5172 | 5210 | 3937 | 3725 | 2557 | 1871 | 754 | 1255 | 1111 | 1160 | 990 | 882 | 821 | 743 | 743 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | |
High Tide | 7:44AM0.61m | 7:52AM0.67m | 8:08AM0.72m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:43PM0.20m | 5:12PM0.15m | 5:44PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
— | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
 kJ | 1165 | 1286 | 1652 | 1762 | 2001 | 2076 | 2228 | 2350 | 2171 | — | 560 | 421 | 233 | 2557 | 1871 | 754 | 1255 | 1111 | 1160 | 990 | 882 | 821 | 743 | 743 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 448 | 507 | 67 | 44 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 553 | 374 | 603 | 683 | 678 | 515 | 332 | 319 | 214 | 202 | 154 | 120 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 92 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 128 | 84 | 64 | 48 | 29 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 90 | 161 | 242 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 223 | 212 | 643 | 1659 | 1672 | 1199 | 1124 | 928 | 1019 | 5172 | 5210 | 3937 | 3725 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 134 | 134 | 150 | 213 | 193 | 41 | 150 | 193 | 193 | 213 | 244 | 629 | 1796 | 1688 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
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