Southport Main Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.98° S 153.43° E

Southport Main Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Southport Main Beach sea temperature is
20.9°C
0.2° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 5PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (07 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (07 Sep)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the S by Wed night).

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
9
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.9
SSE
4
1
SSE
4
1.1
SE
7
0.9
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.4
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
434
56
125
106
87
84
67
48
46
34
27
38
116
98
471
427
81
78
58
43
58
31
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SE
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
15
S
10
SW
5
ESE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
5:01AM0.94m
5:31PM1.56m
6:05AM1.05m
6:25PM1.63m
6:54AM1.16m
7:12PM1.65m
Low Tide
10:35AM0.34m
00:17AM0.27m
11:41AM0.26m
1:00AM0.19m
12:37PM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:35
5:35
 mm
1
Temp °C
17
19
20
19
19
18
18
17
18
20
20
20
18
16
17
15
15
18
20
19
19
18
Feels °C
15
17
18
17
18
18
17
16
16
16
15
14
13
13
14
12
13
17
17
16
18
18
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