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Southside surfForecast / WA – Margaret River / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 12 Jan 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 slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Southside today?

The current surf forecast for Southside at 10PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 2.1m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)--
Afternoon (12 Jan)5ft (1.5m)16s
Evening (12 Jan)5ft (1.6m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
2
1
2
2
3
4
4
3
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.5
SW
2.2
SSW
1.6
SW
1.9
SW
2.3
SSE
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
WSW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
Period(s) (?)15151414101313813131313131414141414141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1271120411798259139191261639669851639563921106410791016947846857846834877792769
Wind
(km/h)
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
15
SW
30
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:10PM
0.62
6:41PM
0.67
7:16PM
0.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:35AM
0.13
4:50AM
0.10
5:10AM
0.07
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise-----5:20-------5:22-------5:22--
Sunset7:34-------7:34-------7:34-------
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201919181919202220181716151924232119201715192325
Feels °C (?)161514141515161715131313131621171614161312172020
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