Southport Main Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.98° S 153.43° E

Southport Main Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Southport Main Beach sea temperature is
20.1°C
0.8° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 9AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (25 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (25 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
87
87
85
85
113
110
110
113
123
120
104
78
83
81
78
76
71
74
83
85
68
68
85
104
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
W
5
WSW
10
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNE
10
W
15
WSW
10
SW
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:29AM0.94m
6:43PM1.48m
7:06AM1.03m
7:17PM1.54m
7:40AM1.11m
7:50PM1.57m
Low Tide
00:48AM0.33m
11:57AM0.31m
1:19AM0.26m
12:39PM0.26m
1:48AM0.20m
1:18PM0.21m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
5:29
 mm
1
1
2
Temp °C
18
18
18
20
21
21
19
19
19
18
17
17
21
22
22
20
18
16
16
19
19
19
18
17
Feels °C
19
19
20
20
19
20
18
18
18
16
16
15
20
21
20
16
15
12
13
15
15
15
15
15
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