Southport Main Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.98° S 153.43° E

Southport Main Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Southport Main Beach sea temperature is
20.2° C
0.6° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 6AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (22 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (22 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
38
62
62
48
49
49
49
51
52
54
54
54
58
63
58
57
55
55
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SSE
10
S
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:04AM0.79m
4:32PM1.25m
4:42AM0.80m
5:25PM1.33m
Low Tide
10:29PM0.58m
9:09AM0.42m
11:31PM0.50m
10:15AM0.40m
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:27
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
17
16
16
17
18
19
18
17
16
15
16
18
18
19
17
17
Feels °C
16
15
16
15
15
15
16
17
16
15
14
13
14
15
15
16
15
16
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