Southport Main Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.98° S 153.43° E

Southport Main Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Southport Main Beach sea temperature is
20.8° 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 (23 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 8PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)--
Afternoon (23 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (23 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
1.1
SE
6
1
SE
7
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
1.8
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
9
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
136
133
133
105
105
103
103
80
60
77
91
99
93
319
366
90
82
80
60
58
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
10
E
5
ESE
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
E
10
NE
10
NNE
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:10PM1.25m
3:37AM0.90m
5:09PM1.32m
4:53AM0.88m
5:56PM1.40m
Low Tide
10:45PM0.61m
9:53AM0.37m
11:48PM0.55m
10:45AM0.35m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:12
5:12
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
18
17
16
15
15
17
18
16
15
14
14
13
13
15
16
17
16
16
Feels °C
19
19
18
17
15
13
13
12
12
9
10
10
11
10
10
12
14
15
15
15
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