Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Southport Main Beach today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 7AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 2.0m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Southport Main Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed morning, light winds from the WSW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 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) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3191 | 3298 | 2930 | 2459 | 792 | 738 | 2128 | 2157 | 1853 | 553 | 1363 | 1254 | 1092 | 354 | 1070 | 1049 | 862 | 286 | 261 | 225 | 229 | 698 | 270 | 216 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:23AM1.29m | 2:27PM1.28m | 2:21AM1.19m | 3:36PM1.37m | 3:30AM1.12m | 4:46PM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:59AM0.35m | 8:38PM0.59m | 8:52AM0.35m | 10:03PM0.57m | 9:50AM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 15 | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 908 | 969 | 952 | 875 | 18 | — | 752 | 728 | 615 | 553 | 476 | 453 | 408 | 354 | 441 | 432 | 400 | 286 | 261 | 225 | 229 | 260 | 270 | 216 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 51 | 78 | 76 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSW 2 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 3 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | SSW 2 | — | — | SSE 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 3191 | 3298 | 2930 | 2459 | 792 | 738 | 2128 | 2157 | 1853 | 1 | 1363 | 1254 | 1092 | 2 | 1070 | 1049 | 862 | — | 1 | — | — | 698 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 162 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 24 | 24 | 10 | 0 |
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