Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Southport Main Beach today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 4PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Southport Main Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
264 | 264 | 77 | 115 | 28 | 53 | 44 | 39 | 31 | 34 | 38 | 41 | 40 | 69 | 85 | 113 | 139 | 116 | 103 | 98 | 139 | 227 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:20AM1.28m | 9:37PM1.65m | 10:01AM1.30m | 10:15PM1.52m | 10:43AM1.29m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:09PM0.14m | 4:01AM0.14m | 3:54PM0.20m | 4:37AM0.17m | 4:40PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||
6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 5 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 |
38 | 54 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 44 | 39 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 7 | 16 | 28 | 27 | 15 | 16 | 30 | 30 | 17 | 23 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 9 | SE 10 | — | E 19 | E 18 | E 16 | E 15 | SE 19 | E 8 | SE 18 |
28 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 4 | — | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | NE 9 | S 19 | SE 11 | S 16 | E 16 | E 16 | SE 10 | — | S 20 | — | E 16 | — | — | E 15 | SE 18 | E 15 |
2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | 8 | — | 5 | — | — | 4 | 13 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 4 | SE 7 | SSW 2 | S 3 | S 3 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 |
264 | 264 | 77 | 115 | 23 | 53 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 38 | 41 | 40 | 69 | 85 | 113 | 139 | 116 | 103 | 98 | 139 | 227 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 13 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 162 | 181 |
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