Southport Main Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.98° S 153.43° E

Southport Main Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Southport Main Beach sea temperature is
20.3° C
0.5° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 11PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)--
Afternoon (13 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (13 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.7
S
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
1.4
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.6
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
ENE
9
0.6
SE
7
1.5
SSE
8
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.7
SE
6
0.8
SE
5
0.4
ENE
9
0.7
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
79
42
42
43
277
277
38
41
77
28
28
36
266
28
28
28
30
32
29
31
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
20
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:57PM1.74m
9:20AM1.28m
9:37PM1.65m
10:01AM1.30m
Low Tide
2:23PM0.12m
3:25AM0.12m
3:09PM0.14m
4:01AM0.14m
3:54PM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
19
18
17
15
15
15
15
18
19
18
17
16
16
16
15
18
19
18
17
16
Feels °C
15
14
13
12
12
12
13
15
15
13
13
13
13
13
12
14
14
14
12
11
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