Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Southport Main Beach today (10 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 8PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Southport Main Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Mon 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 260 | 836 | 281 | 263 | 224 | 220 | 567 | 163 | 134 | 325 | 270 | 247 | 222 | 180 | 176 | 141 | 133 | 88 | 86 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 35 | 34 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy |
High Tide | 4:46PM1.49m | 4:48AM1.08m | 5:51PM1.62m | 6:02AM1.08m | 6:49PM1.74m | 7:05AM1.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:23PM0.51m | 10:50AM0.30m | 00:31AM0.43m | 11:49AM0.25m | 1:29AM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
 | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 260 | 270 | 281 | 263 | 224 | 220 | 170 | 163 | 134 | 294 | 270 | 247 | 222 | 180 | 176 | 141 | 133 | 88 | 86 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 35 | 34 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | — | — | — | — | E 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | SE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | N 3 | SSE 8 | — | — | S 8 |
| kJ | 79 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 40 | 60 | 125 | 325 | 220 | 103 | 77 | 60 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 25 | 1 | 23 | — | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | SSE 8 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | NW 2 | NNW 2 | NW 2 | W 2 | NNW 3 | — | — | NW 5 |
| kJ | — | 836 | — | — | — | — | 567 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
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