
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Southport Main Beach today (07 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 9PM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 2.0m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Southport Main Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | ESE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1676 | 610 | 2089 | 3211 | 3103 | 741 | 2744 | 2423 | 792 | 792 | 2128 | 2157 | 1820 | 553 | 1457 | 1254 | 375 | 1138 | 396 | 1049 | 862 | 281 | 756 | 220 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 1:26PM1.21m | 1:23AM1.29m | 2:27PM1.28m | 2:21AM1.19m | 3:36PM1.37m | 3:30AM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:21PM0.56m | 7:59AM0.35m | 8:38PM0.59m | 8:52AM0.35m | 10:03PM0.57m | 9:50AM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | |
— | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 15 | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
570 | 610 | 749 | 935 | 924 | 741 | 821 | 807 | 18 | — | 752 | 780 | 662 | 553 | 515 | 505 | 375 | 385 | — | 432 | 356 | 281 | 245 | 220 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | ESE 14 | SE 14 |
— | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 38 | 50 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | S 4 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 3 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSW 3 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | S 3 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 3 | SSE 10 | — |
1676 | 9 | 2089 | 3211 | 3103 | 8 | 2744 | 2423 | 792 | 792 | 2128 | 2157 | 1820 | 1 | 1457 | 1254 | 4 | 1138 | 396 | 1049 | 862 | 1 | 756 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 10 |
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