Southport Main Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.98° S 153.43° E

Issued: 3 am 28 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Southport Main Beach sea temperature is
21.6° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (28 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 11AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am June 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (28 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (28 Jun)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
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
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
0.9
SE
11
1.6
SE
10
1.5
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
1
E
5
0.6
SE
8
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
SE
8
0.7
E
6
0.6
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
154
87
90
90
83
359
169
456
383
405
430
101
99
81
61
57
46
56
50
62
35
37
65
34
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:59AM1.01m
7:38PM1.60m
7:42AM1.03m
8:13PM1.65m
8:24AM1.04m
8:49PM1.67m
Low Tide
1:32AM0.45m
12:40PM0.27m
2:12AM0.39m
1:19PM0.26m
2:51AM0.35m
1:57PM0.27m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
16
17
18
18
17
16
16
16
18
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
18
17
Feels °C
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
14
13
13
13
15
16
16
15
16
16
16
16
17
17
18
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
9
1.1
ESE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
1
ESE
10
0.9
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
ENE
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
E
5
Energy kJ
154
87
90
90
83
291
169
124
120
172
144
101
99
81
61
57
46
32
50
62
24
30
65
21
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
15
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.7
SE
11
0.1
SE
16
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.1
S
15
0.6
E
5
0.2
ESE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.3
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
SE
8
0.4
ESE
10
0.5
E
5
0.5
SE
7
Energy kJ
4
33
33
24
16
128
11
25
19
5
19
13
5
20
33
31
35
37
15
27
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.3
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
11
0.1
SE
16
0.4
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
11
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ESE
10
Energy kJ
21
18
33
50
51
10
40
60
24
20
34
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
2
0.3
S
2
0.3
S
2
0.4
SSE
3
1.5
SE
9
0.7
ESE
5
1.6
SE
10
1.5
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.9
E
5
1
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
Energy kJ
1
1
1
4
359
30
456
383
405
430
25
25
27
27
26
42
56
34
24
24
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
3
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
10
8
10
13
24
20
10
10
16
10
10
20
18
18
18
18
24
18
13
18
24
24
18
3
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
3
1
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
9
8
8
6
6
9
5
5
9
6
9
7
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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