Southport Main Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.98° S 153.43° E

Southport Main Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Southport Main Beach sea temperature is
21.4°C
1.1° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 8AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (26 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (26 Oct)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
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
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
NE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.9
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.9
SSE
5
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
346
268
198
169
83
60
42
67
57
37
41
29
28
86
75
68
51
51
39
39
39
57
33
33
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
N
5
W
25
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
20
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:52AM1.58m
7:59PM1.34m
8:33AM1.66m
8:41PM1.28m
9:17AM1.70m
9:27PM1.19m
Low Tide
1:23AM0.11m
2:03PM0.23m
1:58AM0.10m
2:51PM0.24m
2:35AM0.12m
3:43PM0.27m
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
cloud
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
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clear
clear
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part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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1
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Temp °C
21
21
21
23
27
26
25
20
20
20
20
23
22
21
20
20
20
20
20
22
23
24
22
21
Feels °C
20
22
21
23
27
26
28
18
20
21
20
22
21
20
20
20
21
21
22
23
23
23
22
21
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