Southport Main Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.98° S 153.43° E

Southport Main Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Southport Main Beach sea temperature is
20.9°C
0.4° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 8AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (13 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (13 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.6
SE
7
1.4
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
221
200
53
60
46
36
35
23
23
33
24
23
23
23
25
24
25
25
24
16
17
34
33
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
5
SE
10
SSW
10
S
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
15
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:34AM1.41m
9:43PM1.36m
10:12AM1.40m
10:16PM1.23m
10:52AM1.36m
Low Tide
3:20AM0.10m
3:37PM0.20m
3:51AM0.14m
4:20PM0.29m
4:22AM0.19m
5:05PM0.38m
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:46
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:37
 mm
1
Temp °C
17
16
16
19
19
19
18
17
16
15
15
18
19
19
18
17
17
16
15
18
20
20
18
18
Feels °C
14
12
13
14
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
14
16
17
16
15
16
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