Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Southport Main Beach today (05 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 4PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (05 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Southport Main Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wed 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 191 | 146 | 146 | 106 | 114 | 151 | 291 | 221 | 316 | 316 | 403 | 505 | 475 | 611 | 1684 | 1698 | 507 | 565 | 707 | 789 | 2154 | 2402 | 3137 | 2795 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:46AM1.12m | 11:50PM1.48m | 12:32PM1.16m | 00:33AM1.39m | 1:26PM1.21m | 1:23AM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:51AM0.31m | 5:21PM0.45m | 6:30AM0.33m | 6:16PM0.50m | 7:12AM0.34m | 7:21PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 |
 | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | 5:04 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | SE 10 | E 11 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | — | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 191 | 146 | 146 | 106 | 114 | 108 | 83 | 110 | 59 | 136 | 144 | 125 | 121 | 56 | 577 | 535 | 507 | 565 | 14 | — | 852 | 901 | 935 | 952 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 14 | E 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | E 11 | ESE 14 | SE 15 | NE 9 | — | — | — | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 35 | 65 | 64 | 83 | 62 | 33 | 3 | — | — | — | 84 | 77 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 13 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 65 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 9 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 83 | 151 | 291 | 221 | 316 | 316 | 403 | 505 | 475 | 611 | 1684 | 1698 | 4 | 3 | 707 | 789 | 2154 | 2402 | 3137 | 2795 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 162 | 18 | 162 | 863 | 792 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
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