Southport Main Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.98° S 153.43° E

Southport Main Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Southport Main Beach sea temperature is
21.7°C
0.0° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 4AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (01 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (01 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
56
54
57
52
54
54
58
58
62
63
62
58
57
55
71
73
78
99
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
E
0
E
0
SE
0
ESE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:27PM1.18m
11:08AM1.54m
11:18PM1.06m
12:08PM1.50m
Low Tide
4:38PM0.31m
4:22AM0.21m
5:41PM0.40m
5:11AM0.29m
6:59PM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
18
18
17
17
17
19
19
18
17
17
17
16
16
19
20
19
18
17
Feels °C
16
17
18
18
18
18
17
15
15
16
17
16
16
18
18
17
16
16
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