Southport Main Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.98° S 153.43° E

Southport Main Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Southport Main Beach sea temperature is
20.1°C
0.8° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 8PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)--
Afternoon (24 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (24 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu morning).

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
79
85
87
87
87
87
85
113
113
110
110
116
123
123
91
83
98
92
83
77
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
10
E
5
E
5
ENE
5
NNW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
20
WNW
20
NNW
20
N
15
NW
15
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:07PM1.41m
6:29AM0.94m
6:43PM1.48m
7:06AM1.03m
7:17PM1.54m
Low Tide
11:10AM0.36m
00:48AM0.33m
11:57AM0.31m
1:19AM0.26m
12:39PM0.26m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:28
5:29
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
18
18
18
17
17
19
20
21
19
19
19
18
18
18
21
21
21
21
Feels °C
18
18
18
19
19
17
18
20
19
20
18
18
19
17
17
16
18
18
19
18
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