Southport Main Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.98° S 153.43° E

Issued: 3 pm 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Southport Main Beach sea temperature is
21.5° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (06 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 12AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)--
Afternoon (06 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (06 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
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2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
11
1.1
SE
7
1.5
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.8
SE
10
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.8
SE
10
2
SE
10
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
146
106
114
110
244
352
344
383
433
505
475
611
1721
1603
1576
480
576
735
852
2523
3130
2977
2730
2337
Wind (km/h)
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
30
SSE
30
S
30
S
30
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
25
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
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
5:21PM0.45m
6:30AM0.33m
6:16PM0.50m
7:12AM0.34m
7:21PM0.56m
7:59AM0.35m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:02
5:04
5:04
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
16
16
17
16
16
16
17
17
16
15
15
15
14
16
18
17
17
15
15
15
15
16
Feels °C
13
12
11
12
11
9
10
10
10
11
10
10
11
11
10
11
13
12
12
10
10
11
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.6
E
14
0.6
E
14
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.5
E
13
1.8
SE
10
1.7
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.7
ESE
10
2
SE
10
2
SE
11
2
SE
11
2
SE
11
1.9
SE
11
1.8
SE
11
Energy kJ
146
106
114
110
74
57
59
136
144
125
121
81
577
546
517
480
576
852
901
935
935
875
807
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
10
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
14
0.4
ESE
14
0.4
ESE
14
0.4
ESE
14
0.4
ESE
14
0.3
SE
15
0.1
NE
9
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
Energy kJ
4
34
35
65
64
65
62
33
3
76
75
76
75
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
8
0.1
SE
13
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
15
0.4
SE
14
Energy kJ
3
3
7
28
33
68
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
5
0.8
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
1.1
SE
7
1.5
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.8
SE
10
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
10
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
S
3
1.8
SE
10
0.3
SW
3
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
Energy kJ
25
39
77
109
244
352
344
383
433
505
475
611
1721
1603
1576
4
6
735
1
2523
3130
2977
2730
2337
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
3
4
3
2
3
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
4
5
4
4
4
Distance (km)
24
64
18
18
24
162
18
162
863
792
18
18
18
18
18
18
24
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
4
5
4
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
9
9
3
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
6
9
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
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