Southport Main Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.98° S 153.43° E

Southport Main Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Southport Main Beach sea temperature is
20.2° C
0.6° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 4AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (05 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (05 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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)
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ESE
10
0.5
E
11
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
ENE
6
0.4
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
34
57
130
127
122
106
101
96
57
55
49
48
33
30
33
24
24
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
W
5
SSW
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
11:59PM1.29m
12:50PM1.30m
00:49AM1.17m
1:55PM1.33m
Low Tide
5:54PM0.43m
6:22AM0.29m
7:01PM0.51m
7:12AM0.33m
8:26PM0.56m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
16
15
15
18
21
21
18
18
17
15
15
16
18
18
16
15
Feels °C
17
16
14
13
12
16
17
17
15
17
16
14
14
15
16
16
14
14
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