Southside 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.99° S 114.98° E

Issued: 7 pm 22 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 (23 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Southside at 2AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	14s
Afternoon (23 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	14s
Evening (23 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 22			Thursday 23								Friday 24
	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)	5	5	5	5	5	4	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	2	1	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	4932	4542	4334	3968	3619	3285	2886	2521	2094	1804	1565	1346	1223	987	878	785	772	761	841
Wind (km/h)	SE	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	NE	N	NW	ESE	E	NE	NE	NE	NNE	N	NNE	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide						5:31AM0.62m								6:14AM0.67m
Low Tide	4:09PM0.16m								4:22PM0.12m								4:40PM0.09m


	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—
	5:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:34	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	14	14	13	12	12	12	15	15	14	14	13	13	12	13	15	15	14	14
Feels °C	11	11	11	10	9	8	8	12	13	12	11	9	9	8	10	12	12	11	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	4932	4542	4334	3968	3619	3285	2886	2521	2094	1804	1565	1346	1223	987	878	785	772	761	841
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 19	—	WSW 18	WSW 18	WSW 18	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	W 16	W 16	WSW 15	WSW 15
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	—	31	31	61	59	90	89	86	129	124	169	167
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 3	NNE 3	N 4	N 4	N 5	N 5	N 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	6	10	12	15	17	12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Southside WA - Margaret River	Southside WA - Margaret River	Southside WA - Margaret River	Southside WA - Margaret River	Southside WA - Margaret River	The Bombie and Boat Ramp WA - Margaret River	Gas Bay WA - Margaret River	The Bombie and Boat Ramp WA - Margaret River	Boodjidup Beach WA - Margaret River	Southside WA - Margaret River	Southside WA - Margaret River	The Bombie and Boat Ramp WA - Margaret River	Ellensbrook WA - Margaret River	Boodjidup Beach WA - Margaret River	Boranup Beach WA - Margaret River	Augusta Rivermouth WA - Margaret River	Southside WA - Margaret River	Southside WA - Margaret River	The Guillotine WA - Margaret River
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	9	0	0	0	9	9	31	41	0	0	19
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	6	5	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Cow Bombie Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Cobblestones Australia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Cobblestones Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	The Hoek South Africa	Point Roadnight Australia	Dolphin Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	East Pier (Port Alfred) South Africa	Sea Vista South Africa
Rating (10 max)	5	5	8	7	6	5	4	4	5	4	4	6	9	9	9	9	9	5	6

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