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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 Saturday 09 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
20.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Southside today?
The current surf forecast for Southside at 7AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 09). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (09 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Southside. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sat night, fresh winds from the N by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | N 6 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 14 | |
289 | 204 | 89 | 169 | 147 | 212 | 180 | 114 | 108 | 85 | 139 | 188 | 268 | 330 | 307 | 342 | 379 | 522 | 514 | 520 | 679 | 400 | 290 | 733 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 12:15PM0.61m | 12:44PM0.55m | 9:35AM0.48m | 5:36PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:58AM0.15m | 1:05AM0.17m | 1:09AM0.19m | 2:00PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | N 7 | N 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 14 |
 kJ | 289 | 204 | 89 | 169 | 147 | 212 | 134 | 111 | 108 | 85 | 86 | 188 | 268 | 330 | 307 | 342 | 379 | 522 | 514 | 520 | 679 | 400 | 290 | 733 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | S 10 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | NW 7 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 26 | 25 | 58 | 58 | 37 | 39 | 180 | 114 | 18 | 56 | 72 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 103 | 31 | 50 | 196 | 205 | 172 | 222 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | S 10 | SSW 10 | WSW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 7 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | WSW 16 | — | SW 14 | W 12 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 26 | 26 | 54 | 40 | 18 | — | 18 | 20 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 253 | — | 119 | 180 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 86 | 151 | 220 | 258 | 232 | 184 | — | — | 131 | 123 | 139 | 196 | 215 | 200 | 152 | 152 | 143 | 177 | 284 | 374 | 385 | 371 | 316 | 248 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 41 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 31 | 31 | 134 | 41 | 31 | 22 | 15 | 31 | 31 | 134 | 150 | 213 | 134 | 41 | 41 |
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