Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Southport Main Beach today (19 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 7PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Southport Main Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 7 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
204 | 171 | 377 | 168 | 148 | 88 | 176 | 183 | 187 | 187 | 160 | 159 | 130 | 104 | 102 | 82 | 77 | 38 | 35 | 59 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:04PM1.20m | 00:45AM0.95m | 2:07PM1.18m | 1:41AM0.84m | 3:23PM1.20m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:28PM0.58m | 7:08AM0.37m | 8:57PM0.61m | 8:04AM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ENE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 |
204 | 70 | 178 | 168 | 148 | 88 | 176 | 183 | 187 | 187 | 160 | 159 | 130 | 104 | 102 | 82 | 77 | 38 | 35 | 59 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | — | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | ESE 9 | — | — | — | NE 7 | SE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | SSE 8 | ESE 7 | E 7 | SSE 8 |
80 | — | 54 | 47 | 47 | 58 | — | 34 | — | — | — | 52 | 71 | 42 | 43 | 47 | 6 | 29 | 24 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 13 | S 9 | E 13 | — | ESE 12 | — | — | — | SSE 10 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — |
— | — | — | 4 | 6 | 3 | — | 13 | — | — | — | 9 | 85 | 19 | 34 | 34 | 23 | 6 | 6 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | ESE 7 | SE 10 | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 |
89 | 171 | 377 | — | — | 83 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 24 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 181 | 39 | 0 |
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