Southport Main Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.98° S 153.43° E

Issued: 9 pm 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Southport Main Beach sea temperature is
21.5° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (03 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 1AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 02). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (03 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (03 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ESE
10
1
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
12
1
E
12
1
E
12
1
ESE
11
1
E
11
1
ESE
11
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
56
52
56
84
125
118
96
78
73
57
68
122
106
81
74
142
328
289
274
263
242
249
181
141
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
W
15
WSW
10
SW
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
30
S
25
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:58PM1.66m
10:23AM1.08m
10:34PM1.62m
11:03AM1.10m
11:10PM1.56m
11:46AM1.12m
Low Tide
4:39AM0.29m
3:52PM0.35m
5:15AM0.30m
4:34PM0.39m
5:51AM0.31m
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:01
5:02
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
18
18
18
20
23
24
22
20
18
15
15
17
18
18
17
16
15
15
15
16
17
16
Feels °C
18
18
17
17
17
18
21
22
20
17
14
11
11
13
13
13
13
13
11
11
11
11
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.9
ENE
7
1
ENE
8
1
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
12
0.2
NNE
6
1
E
12
1
E
12
1
ESE
11
1
E
11
1
ESE
11
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
10
Energy kJ
26
32
38
84
120
118
96
78
73
57
68
122
106
81
74
51
4
289
274
263
242
249
181
141
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
E
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.7
NE
7
0.2
E
15
0.2
SSE
5
0.3
E
14
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
NE
8
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
S
14
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.3
E
14
Energy kJ
56
52
56
49
125
75
73
33
19
19
45
17
3
32
57
18
10
4
4
5
4
4
4
34
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.3
E
7
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.1
E
15
0.4
NE
6
0.1
E
15
0.1
N
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.2
S
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
Energy kJ
4
4
10
2
2
12
11
28
28
4
10
4
1
11
6
2
8
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.6
NNW
4
0.7
N
5
0.3
NW
2
0.3
NW
2
0.3
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
6
0.8
SE
6
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
12
0.9
S
7
0.9
S
6
1.1
SSE
4
0.2
SSW
2
1.2
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
1.1
SE
5
Energy kJ
1
6
11
23
1
1
3
21
38
142
328
77
64
44
1
78
24
67
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
10
10
24
24
24
13
10
10
18
18
24
62
18
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
5
5
1
1
4
4
4
6
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
3
7
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
6
9
9
9
9
7
9
5
6
8
5
7
5
6
5
5
5
5
9
9
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