Southport Main Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.98° S 153.43° E

Southport Main Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Southport Main Beach sea temperature is
21.0° C
0.1° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 9AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (16 Jul)7ft (2.1m)9s
Evening (16 Jul)7ft (2.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
8
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.7
SE
9
1.9
SE
9
2.1
SE
9
2.1
SE
9
2
SE
9
1.8
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.4
SE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.6
SE
9
2.3
SE
10
3
SE
10
2.5
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
145
235
263
481
612
703
727
598
423
321
226
247
203
193
207
308
333
266
370
985
1516
1440
2049
1984
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
S
30
S
25
S
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
35
S
40
S
40
S
40
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:39AM1.20m
10:00PM1.78m
10:26AM1.21m
10:43PM1.67m
11:14AM1.20m
Low Tide
3:54AM0.20m
3:20PM0.20m
4:38AM0.20m
4:10PM0.25m
5:20AM0.23m
5:01PM0.33m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:35
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5:07
5:07
5:08
 mm
1
1
2
2
10
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
16
16
16
15
17
17
17
17
18
18
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
9
8
7
9
9
9
8
12
11
11
12
13
12
11
11
11
10
9
9
9
11
10
10
10
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