Southport Main Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.98° S 153.43° E

Southport Main Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Southport Main Beach sea temperature is
21.4°C
1.1° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 4PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 26). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (26 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (26 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon night, light winds from the NE by Tue night).

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
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
1
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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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.9
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.5
E
8
0.9
SSE
5
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
215
169
83
62
67
55
31
37
41
40
53
51
59
56
47
49
36
36
34
31
32
55
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
25
NW
15
NW
20
N
10
WNW
30
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:52AM1.58m
7:59PM1.34m
8:33AM1.66m
8:41PM1.28m
9:17AM1.70m
9:27PM1.19m
Low Tide
2:03PM0.23m
1:58AM0.10m
2:51PM0.24m
2:35AM0.12m
3:43PM0.27m
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
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cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
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 mm
1
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1
2
1
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Temp °C
22
25
28
26
25
20
20
20
20
22
22
21
20
20
20
20
20
22
23
23
22
23
Feels °C
22
24
28
26
27
18
20
20
21
23
23
21
20
21
22
21
22
24
23
24
22
22
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