
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Southport Main Beach today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 4s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 8AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 4s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Southport Main Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the S by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 6 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
49 | 35 | 46 | 64 | 31 | 52 | 133 | 99 | 112 | 493 | 99 | 79 | 73 | 58 | 46 | 31 | 78 | 25 | 167 | 505 | 768 | 673 | 577 | 1611 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:05AM1.05m | 6:25PM1.63m | 6:54AM1.16m | 7:12PM1.65m | 7:37AM1.27m | 7:53PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:17AM0.27m | 11:41AM0.26m | 1:00AM0.19m | 12:37PM0.18m | 1:39AM0.13m | 1:26PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 11 | E 8 | E 14 | E 15 | — | SE 9 |
49 | 35 | 46 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 112 | 135 | 99 | 79 | 73 | 58 | 46 | 31 | 13 | 19 | 31 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | 542 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | E 8 | E 15 | — | — | E 15 | SE 23 |
12 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 23 | 14 | 25 | 12 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 16 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | E 9 | NE 6 | E 8 | E 15 | — | — | — | S 24 | — |
15 | 10 | 10 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 4 | — | — | — | 11 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 3 | SSE 9 | — | — | ENE 2 | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 |
— | — | — | 64 | 31 | 52 | 133 | 99 | 1 | 493 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 78 | 24 | 167 | 505 | 768 | 673 | 577 | 1611 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 10 | 24 | 181 | 24 | 24 | 13 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 153 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 180 | 298 | 344 | 344 | 344 | 24 | 18 |
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