Southside 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.99° S 114.98° E

Issued: 1 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Southside sea temperature is

19.4° C

Southside surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Southside today (12 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Southside at 7PM is: 4.0m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Jul)	11ft (3.5m)	15s
Afternoon (12 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	14s
Evening (12 Jul)	13ft (4.0m)	18s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the N by Wed morning).
	Sun 12					Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wed 15
	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)	3	4	5	7	8	7	8	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	3	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	3999	3999	3483	10228	10821	9982	8780	7690	7227	6288	5731	5366	4676	4491	4054	4251	4309	4079	3619	3420	3056	2679	2300	1914
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	SW	S	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	NNE	N	NNE	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide									8:41AM0.89m								9:29AM0.89m
Low Tide				5:28PM-0.09m								6:16PM-0.10m								7:05PM-0.07m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—
	—	—	5:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	5:28
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	15	14	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	12	12	13	15	15	14	14	13	14	16
Feels °C	12	12	12	12	13	13	12	12	13	12	12	13	13	11	9	10	11	12	12	11	10	8	8	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	3999	3999	2845	10228	10821	9982	8780	7690	7227	6288	5731	5366	4676	4491	4054	4251	4309	4079	3619	3420	3056	2679	2300	1914
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 14	NW 14	SW 19	SW 18
kJ	1564	1966	3483	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	8	507	1136
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SW 22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 21	—	NW 14	NW 14
kJ	—	—	778	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	18	—	7	7
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 3	N 5	N 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	83	237
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	9	9	9	9	9	8	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5
Distance (km)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	31	31	134
Best forecast wave conditions in Margaret River	Yallingup Beach	Hussas	Hussas	Yallingup Beach	Yallingup Beach	Hussas	Hussas	Hussas	Yallingup Beach	Hussas	Yallingup Beach	Yallingup Beach	Surfers Point	Surfers Point	Surfers Point	Surfers Point	Surfers Point	Supertubes	Surfers Point	Surfers Point	Cobblestones	Boranup Beach	Boranup Beach
Rating (10 max)	5	6	9	9	9	9	9	8	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Dongara-Port Denison WA - North West	Hussas WA - Margaret River	Hussas WA - Margaret River	Rocky Head WA - Far South	Rocky Head WA - Far South	Hussas WA - Margaret River	Hussas WA - Margaret River	Hussas WA - Margaret River	Yallingup Beach WA - Margaret River	Rocky Head WA - Far South	Lorne Point VIC - Cape Otway	Lorne Point VIC - Cape Otway	Bancoora VIC - Torquay	Bancoora VIC - Torquay	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Bancoora VIC - Torquay	Cathedral Rock VIC - Cape Otway	Bancoora VIC - Torquay	Bancoora VIC - Torquay	Blacknose Point VIC - Far West
Rating (10 max)	5	6	9	9	9	9	9	8	7	6	9	9	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	9	5	4	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	8	8	5	9	6	6	6	5

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