Southport Main Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.98° S 153.43° E

Southport Main Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Southport Main Beach sea temperature is
21.5°C
0.8° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 12AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)--
Afternoon (21 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (21 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 82mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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)
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
235
247
253
257
257
251
251
257
257
257
404
424
288
305
273
289
258
310
297
254
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:37PM1.27m
4:45AM0.94m
4:30PM1.30m
5:26AM1.06m
5:15PM1.34m
Low Tide
10:42PM0.35m
10:04AM0.50m
11:16PM0.29m
10:59AM0.44m
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rain showers
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part cloud
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
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5:03
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5:57
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 mm
3
2
1
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3
2
2
3
4
4
8
15
11
11
2
1
Temp °C
19
20
19
18
18
18
18
20
20
21
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
18
18
19
Feels °C
19
20
19
18
19
18
19
21
20
21
19
19
19
18
17
17
18
17
17
18
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