Southport Main Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.98° S 153.43° E

Southport Main Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Southport Main Beach sea temperature is
20.6°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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 8AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (04 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the S by Sun afternoon).

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
N
6
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
SE
11
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
1
N
5
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.6
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.3
E
10
0.9
SSE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
130
28
28
27
27
27
15
15
15
15
19
15
15
15
17
20
55
18
17
17
28
38
17
25
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
W
10
SW
10
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
NE
0
W
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
N
15
NNW
30
S
25
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
00:28AM1.03m
1:33PM1.39m
1:43AM0.92m
2:57PM1.41m
3:25AM0.88m
4:23PM1.48m
Low Tide
6:36AM0.34m
8:29PM0.53m
7:48AM0.39m
10:10PM0.48m
9:14AM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
5:34
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
21
24
23
22
20
20
19
18
18
21
23
22
20
20
19
20
20
27
27
28
22
19
Feels °C
19
18
19
22
21
21
21
22
20
18
18
21
22
20
20
20
18
17
17
23
24
26
18
15
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