Southport Main Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.98° S 153.43° E

Southport Main Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Southport Main Beach sea temperature is
20.6°C
0.3° 

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


How big are the waves at Southport Main Beach today (27 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 7PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)--
Afternoon (27 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (27 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

Table - waves today at Southport Main Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.8
SE
8
1.7
SSE
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
8
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
1.3
SSE
10
0.7
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
ESE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
87
96
67
82
335
74
55
55
54
45
52
45
43
41
331
69
92
99
37
36
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
5
SSE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:50PM1.57m
8:13AM1.20m
8:23PM1.58m
8:46AM1.27m
8:56PM1.56m
Low Tide
1:18PM0.21m
2:16AM0.15m
1:55PM0.18m
2:45AM0.13m
2:33PM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
5:30
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
20
19
18
17
17
17
17
19
19
18
18
17
16
16
17
18
18
18
17
17
Feels °C
16
14
14
14
14
15
16
18
16
15
16
15
14
14
15
15
14
13
14
15
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