Southport Main Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.98° S 153.43° E

Southport Main Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Southport Main Beach sea temperature is
21.8°C
0.1° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 10AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (05 Oct)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (05 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon morning, strong winds from the SSE by Wed morning).

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
1.2
SSE
5
1.5
SE
5
1.7
SE
6
1.6
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
375
383
383
322
265
271
266
260
232
218
194
180
151
99
99
99
119
116
101
73
64
124
205
213
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
15
NW
10
NNW
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
30
N
25
NNW
15
NW
15
W
10
W
10
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
30
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:35AM0.90m
4:03PM1.46m
4:56AM1.01m
5:09PM1.50m
5:52AM1.14m
6:02PM1.52m
Low Tide
9:07AM0.43m
11:02PM0.32m
10:28AM0.37m
11:49PM0.23m
11:33AM0.29m
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Temp °C
19
19
19
21
23
21
20
20
19
19
19
22
24
22
20
19
22
22
21
22
20
19
18
18
Feels °C
18
19
19
21
21
19
19
19
18
19
18
21
22
18
18
18
21
21
20
16
13
12
11
11
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