Southport Main Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.98° S 153.43° E

Issued: 9 am 13 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Southport Main Beach sea temperature is
22.1° 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 (13 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 2PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am June 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (13 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (13 Jun)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tue
16
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
E
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
201
201
229
302
359
439
302
324
331
290
297
258
251
311
270
257
251
251
247
258
257
252
252
258
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SSE
20
ESE
20
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:08AM1.22m
6:56PM1.74m
7:07AM1.20m
7:47PM1.84m
8:03AM1.19m
8:38PM1.89m
Low Tide
12:05PM0.26m
1:28AM0.38m
12:54PM0.23m
2:24AM0.33m
1:44PM0.22m
3:18AM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:57
4:57
4:58
4:58
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
20
20
19
19
19
19
18
18
19
19
19
18
17
17
17
19
18
19
19
19
19
17
Feels °C
16
16
17
18
17
17
17
18
16
17
17
17
17
17
15
15
15
16
15
16
17
17
17
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
0.1
S
10
1.3
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
E
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
Energy kJ
201
201
2
201
239
295
302
324
331
290
297
258
251
311
270
257
251
251
247
258
257
252
252
258
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
E
13
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
8
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
7
Energy kJ
4
4
3
2
2
2
6
5
5
5
5
5
2
2
2
2
5
8
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
S
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
12
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
Energy kJ
3
7
4
3
7
6
6
2
2
2
1
1
7
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.8
E
8
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
5
0.6
S
4
0.8
S
7
0.9
S
7
Energy kJ
229
302
359
439
9
10
29
27
28
14
69
85
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
18
24
76
24
24
24
18
13
10
13
24
24
13
10
10
10
8
24
18
24
13
13
18
16
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
2
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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