Southport Main Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.98° S 153.43° E

Issued: 3 pm 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Southport Main Beach sea temperature is
21.5° 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 (02 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 7PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 02). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)--
Afternoon (02 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (02 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NNE
6
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ESE
10
1
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ESE
10
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
9
0.6
E
10
0.4
ESE
13
0.9
SE
6
1
ESE
12
1
ESE
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
77
65
56
52
57
84
125
118
96
78
78
57
108
66
106
77
57
66
308
303
169
155
149
146
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:58PM1.66m
10:23AM1.08m
10:34PM1.62m
11:03AM1.10m
11:10PM1.56m
Low Tide
3:13PM0.31m
4:39AM0.29m
3:52PM0.35m
5:15AM0.30m
4:34PM0.39m
5:51AM0.31m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:01
5:01
5:02
 mm
Temp °C
21
19
19
19
18
18
17
20
23
24
22
21
18
16
15
17
18
18
17
16
16
15
15
16
Feels °C
19
17
18
19
17
17
16
18
21
23
21
18
14
12
11
13
13
13
12
12
12
11
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
9
0.6
E
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.5
E
8
1
ESE
12
1
ESE
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
ESE
6
Energy kJ
46
33
26
33
51
84
118
118
96
78
78
57
68
66
106
77
31
30
308
303
169
155
149
46
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
E
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.2
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ESE
12
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.8
E
11
Energy kJ
63
65
56
52
57
49
125
75
33
19
19
108
17
4
18
19
51
4
2
5
5
5
146
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.1
E
15
0.2
E
15
0.1
N
8
0.3
E
14
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
10
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
7
0.1
S
14
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
Energy kJ
4
4
2
2
2
12
11
28
28
4
17
1
32
57
33
7
7
4
4
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NNE
6
0.3
NW
2
0.3
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.5
NW
4
1.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNW
2
0.2
NNW
2
0.3
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.3
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
5
0.7
SE
6
1.1
SSE
5
Energy kJ
77
1
1
5
6
146
1
1
5
12
53
66
9
4
27
20
33
61
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
39
62
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
3
0
24
24
24
24
10
10
20
24
24
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
3
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
6
6
7
7
8
9
9
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
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