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 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Southport Main Beach sea temperature is
20.6°C
0.5° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 11AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (05 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (05 Sep)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon).

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
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
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
11
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
10
0.9
NNE
5
1
NNE
5
0.6
NE
6
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
1.4
N
6
0.3
E
10
1.2
SSE
5
1
SE
6
1.7
SSE
7
1.8
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
26
19
15
15
15
17
35
62
27
17
17
17
141
17
69
66
273
424
389
68
52
127
85
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
N
10
NW
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross
High Tide
1:43AM0.92m
2:57PM1.41m
3:25AM0.88m
4:23PM1.48m
5:01AM0.94m
5:31PM1.56m
Low Tide
7:48AM0.39m
10:10PM0.48m
9:14AM0.39m
11:24PM0.38m
10:35AM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:34
5:35
 mm
Temp °C
19
18
17
21
23
22
20
20
19
20
20
26
27
30
21
19
17
16
17
20
20
19
19
18
Feels °C
20
18
17
21
21
20
20
20
18
18
17
22
24
28
16
14
13
13
15
18
17
17
17
17
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