Southside surfForecast / WA – Margaret River / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 20 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
21.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Southside today?

The current surf forecast for Southside at 6AM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Afternoon (20 May)7ft (2.2m)14s
Evening (20 May)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
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)
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
0
1
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2541
2281
2095
1941
1831
1778
2148
2466
2826
3023
3148
3325
3448
3320
2931
2574
2283
2270
2114
1969
1848
1632
1605
1398
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
W
20
SSW
25
S
20
S
25
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:10AM0.81m
11:35AM0.73m
11:24AM0.64m
Low Tide
11:22PM-0.01m
00:18AM0.04m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:22
5:22
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
19
20
20
20
19
19
18
18
17
16
16
16
17
17
15
16
15
16
16
15
14
13
17
16
17
18
18
19
19
19
18
16
14
12
12
11
12
12
10
10
10
11
10
10
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
Energy kJ
2541
2281
2095
1941
1831
1778
2148
2466
2826
3023
3148
3325
3448
3320
2931
2574
2283
2270
2114
1969
1848
1632
1605
1398
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.6
WSW
16
0.5
WSW
16
0.1
S
9
Energy kJ
2
8
7
7
2
208
147
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
9
Energy kJ
7
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.6
SSW
4
1.2
SSW
5
Energy kJ
7
4
12
69
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
4
2
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
41
41
41
193
50
14
14
14
14
14
14
97
457
98
46
14
72
33
14
33
33
14
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Margaret River
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
8
7
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