Southport Main Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.98° S 153.43° E

Southport Main Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Southport Main Beach sea temperature is
21.3°C
0.7° 

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 (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 5PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (13 Oct)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (13 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed morning).

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
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)
1.3
N
6
0.7
NE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
1
N
5
0.7
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.4
ENE
8
1.5
SSE
6
2
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
105
33
49
39
57
29
57
27
22
22
181
435
446
403
369
398
345
263
220
177
136
195
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NNE
20
N
25
NW
20
NW
15
N
15
NW
15
W
25
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:45AM1.50m
9:46PM1.11m
10:23AM1.46m
10:22PM1.01m
11:03AM1.41m
Low Tide
4:04PM0.32m
3:40AM0.19m
4:49PM0.39m
4:12AM0.26m
5:40PM0.45m
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6
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Temp °C
21
25
25
21
21
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
18
18
Feels °C
21
25
24
20
21
21
20
20
18
15
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
12
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