Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Southport Main Beach today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 4AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Southport Main Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18 | 37 | 37 | 26 | 32 | 85 | 243 | 388 | 475 | 845 | 850 | 573 | 1736 | 369 | 400 | 465 | 377 | 1021 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:50PM1.09m | 11:34AM1.31m | 11:26PM0.97m | 12:22PM1.26m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:05PM0.38m | 4:54AM0.25m | 5:57PM0.48m | 5:30AM0.32m | 7:03PM0.55m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 13 | NE 13 | E 16 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 18 | 37 | 37 | 26 | 32 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 573 | 469 | 369 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 334 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | N 4 | S 10 | E 14 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 13 | E 16 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | SE 10 | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 16 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NW 3 | N 4 | SSE 2 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 4 | SSE 10 | S 3 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 10 | 20 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 85 | 243 | 388 | 475 | 845 | 850 | 14 | 1736 | 3 | 400 | 465 | 377 | 1021 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 143 | 62 | 62 | 10 | 147 | 180 | 1388 | 1388 | 1060 | 885 | 298 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 344 | 162 | 24 | 18 |
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