Southport Main Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.98° S 153.43° E

Southport Main Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Southport Main Beach sea temperature is
21.0° C
0.0° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 3AM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)11ft (3.5m)10s
Afternoon (19 Jul)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (19 Jul)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun night, min 17°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SE by Tue afternoon).

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
0
0
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
ESE
10
3
ESE
11
3.5
ESE
11
3.5
ESE
10
3.5
ESE
10
3
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
3
SE
10
3
SE
10
3.5
ESE
10
3.5
ESE
10
3.5
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1948
2379
2364
2305
2452
1952
1363
1238
1347
1710
2419
2325
2162
1941
1733
1455
1324
1322
Wind (km/h)
40
S
40
S
45
S
45
S
45
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SE
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:25PM1.52m
12:03PM1.19m
00:07AM1.37m
12:55PM1.18m
Low Tide
5:01PM0.33m
6:01AM0.26m
5:53PM0.42m
6:42AM0.30m
6:52PM0.52m
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light rain
light rain
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light rain
light rain
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part cloud
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:09
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
18
18
Feels °C
10
10
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
12
12
12
13
12
12
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