Southside surfForecast / WA – Margaret River / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 30 Apr 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
21.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Southside today?

The current surf forecast for Southside at 9AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (30 Apr)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (30 Apr)11ft (3.5m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri morning, moderate winds from the SSE by Fri night).

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
5
5
4
3
4
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
13
4
SW
13
4
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
4.5
SSW
13
4.5
SSW
13
4.5
SSW
13
4
SSW
13
4
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2256
2322
2633
2883
3511
2357
4166
4814
5632
6705
6948
6543
6489
5953
5269
4709
4064
3760
3415
2834
1890
2210
1932
1835
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
S
30
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:48AM0.64m
8:58AM0.69m
9:12AM0.73m
Low Tide
00:44AM0.36m
5:12PM0.20m
5:53PM0.17m
6:41PM0.15m
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:52
6:54
6:54
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5:39
5:38
5:37
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
18
17
17
16
16
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
15
16
15
15
14
13
11
9
8
5
4
4
3
5
5
8
8
9
9
9
8
10
11
11
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
4.5
SSW
13
4
SSW
13
4
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SSW
12
Energy kJ
2256
2322
2633
2883
2357
1218
1750
5953
5269
4709
4064
3760
3415
2834
1890
2210
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
5
3
SW
14
2.1
SW
7
3.5
SW
13
4
SW
13
4
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
4.5
SSW
13
4.5
SSW
13
1.9
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.4
S
9
1.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
Energy kJ
55
3511
472
4166
4814
5632
6705
6948
6543
6489
597
521
446
318
286
1932
1835
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
4
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
4
Distance (km)
0
14
14
356
657
1688
1688
1905
2147
2001
700
2135
1905
98
98
33
33
33
33
46
98
98
98
33
Best forecast wave conditions in Margaret River
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
7
5
5
4
4
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