Southport Main Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.98° S 153.43° E

Southport Main Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Southport Main Beach sea temperature is
21.4° 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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 9AM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.9m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)11ft (3.5m)11s
Afternoon (08 Jul)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (08 Jul)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed morning, light winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
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)
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2
0
0
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
0
2
2
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSE
12
3.5
SSE
12
3.5
SSE
12
3
SSE
11
1.8
SE
11
1.8
SE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SE
12
2.5
SE
11
1.5
ESE
11
2.4
SE
11
2.4
SSE
11
2.2
SSE
10
1.3
ESE
10
2.4
SE
10
2.4
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
1.2
SE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.9
SSE
10
1.1
SE
10
1
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3191
3298
2930
2459
792
738
2128
2157
1853
553
1363
1254
1092
354
1070
1049
862
286
261
225
229
698
270
216
Wind (km/h)
25
S
30
S
25
SSE
30
S
30
SSE
30
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:23AM1.29m
2:27PM1.28m
2:21AM1.19m
3:36PM1.37m
3:30AM1.12m
4:46PM1.49m
Low Tide
7:59AM0.35m
8:38PM0.59m
8:52AM0.35m
10:03PM0.57m
9:50AM0.33m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:37
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5:04
5:05
5:05
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
17
18
18
17
17
16
15
15
17
19
16
15
15
15
15
14
16
18
18
16
15
Feels °C
11
10
11
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
12
13
14
11
12
12
11
12
11
13
14
14
13
13
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