Southport Main Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.98° S 153.43° E

Southport Main Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Southport Main Beach sea temperature is
19.8° C
0.9° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 12AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (17 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (17 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.6
SE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
2.2
SE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
7
2
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
75
128
227
224
204
223
245
259
259
222
228
228
573
276
305
322
193
525
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
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
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:51PM1.38m
11:26AM1.27m
11:27PM1.22m
12:12PM1.23m
Low Tide
4:40PM0.29m
5:11AM0.21m
5:28PM0.39m
5:47AM0.27m
6:21PM0.49m
clear
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
17
18
19
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
17
17
Feels °C
12
12
11
11
11
12
14
13
12
12
12
13
13
12
13
13
12
13
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