Southside surfForecast / WA – Margaret River / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 05 May 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
20.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Southside today?

The current surf forecast for Southside at 8PM is: 1.2m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 05). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (05 May)3ft (0.9m)20s
Evening (05 May)4ft (1.2m)18s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
20
1.4
SSW
13
0.9
WSW
19
1.2
SW
18
1.8
SSW
14
1.4
SW
18
1.6
SW
17
1.9
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
552
664
657
947
1332
1263
1467
1825
2612
2580
3077
3263
3132
3080
2579
2509
2201
1918
1564
1288
1198
1094
918
772
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
15
S
25
SSE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
5
NE
5
S
20
E
20
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
10:39AM0.73m
11:09AM0.70m
Low Tide
11:26PM0.14m
00:13AM0.14m
00:42AM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:58
6:58
6:58
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5:36
5:35
5:34
5:32
Temp °C
15
18
16
14
12
11
12
12
15
20
20
18
16
15
15
14
17
21
21
20
19
16
16
15
13
15
12
10
7
7
8
8
12
17
17
14
12
11
11
10
13
19
19
15
14
11
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
18
1.8
SSW
14
1.4
SW
18
1.6
SW
17
1.9
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
Energy kJ
449
630
501
947
1332
1263
1467
1825
2612
2580
3077
3263
3132
3080
2579
2509
2201
1918
1564
1288
1198
1094
918
772
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
14
1.4
SW
18
1.4
SW
14
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SW
13
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.7
SSE
5
0.4
NNE
5
0.4
NNE
5
0.3
N
5
Energy kJ
441
392
376
478
1292
765
380
380
11
10
23
10
9
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
20
0.9
WSW
20
0.9
WSW
19
1.1
SW
12
0.9
WSW
14
Energy kJ
552
664
657
358
322
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
9
0.8
SSE
4
1.1
SSE
5
1.2
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.6
E
4
0.8
SE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.7
SE
5
0.8
SE
4
0.7
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.6
ENE
4
0.9
ESE
5
0.7
E
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NNE
5
0.6
NE
3
0.9
NE
4
0.9
NNE
5
Energy kJ
78
17
48
63
35
9
23
26
22
25
23
28
35
10
37
22
10
10
9
29
45
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Distance (km)
0
14
14
18
72
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Margaret River
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
7
6
6
5
8
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
5
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