Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Southport Main Beach today (25 Sep):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 12AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | - | - |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Southport Main Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 107 | 107 | 180 | 180 | 131 | 158 | 143 | 152 | 156 | 259 | 233 | 239 | 257 | 270 | 277 | 246 | 240 | 235 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:40PM1.46m | 7:09AM1.22m | 7:15PM1.49m | 7:42AM1.33m | 7:50PM1.49m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:05AM0.17m | 12:55PM0.23m | 1:33AM0.13m | 1:35PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 104 | 104 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 152 | 156 | 160 | 233 | 239 | 257 | 270 | 277 | 246 | 240 | 235 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 4 | 15 | 55 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 31 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 107 | 107 | 180 | 180 | 131 | 158 | 143 | — | — | 259 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1384 | 24 | 76 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 76 | 76 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 527 | 750 | 180 |
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