Southport Main Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.98° S 153.43° E

Issued: 3 pm 30 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Southport Main Beach sea temperature is
21.6° 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 (01 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 12AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm June 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)--
Afternoon (01 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (01 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)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 22°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Fri
3
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
11
0.8
E
5
0.6
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.9
NE
6
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.8
NE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
38
37
65
33
65
85
98
60
68
88
90
90
88
63
62
60
62
90
86
80
64
70
97
63
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:49PM1.67m
9:04AM1.06m
9:24PM1.68m
9:44AM1.07m
9:58PM1.66m
Low Tide
1:57PM0.27m
3:27AM0.31m
2:35PM0.28m
4:04AM0.30m
3:13PM0.31m
4:39AM0.29m
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
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>
5:00
5:00
5:01
5:01
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
19
18
18
17
17
18
19
19
19
19
18
17
16
18
20
20
19
19
18
18
17
19
Feels °C
18
18
19
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
17
17
17
16
15
17
18
18
17
18
17
17
16
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
8
0.8
E
5
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ENE
5
0.6
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
NE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.8
NE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
Energy kJ
29
37
65
22
65
85
98
60
68
88
90
90
88
63
62
60
21
90
26
24
64
70
97
62
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
10
0.5
NE
5
0.4
SE
8
0.5
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.1
NE
7
0.3
E
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.5
ESE
10
0.3
NE
7
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
E
10
0.7
E
8
Energy kJ
38
36
13
20
15
11
2
5
5
5
5
2
2
10
10
13
62
8
86
80
57
56
51
63
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.4
E
6
0.4
ESE
10
0.1
S
16
0.1
NE
7
0.3
NE
5
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
S
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
NE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.6
E
8
0.2
ESE
12
Energy kJ
21
9
9
33
5
2
4
2
2
2
1
2
2
5
7
8
2
2
45
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.5
NE
4
0.8
N
4
0.4
NW
3
0.9
NE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.6
N
4
0.2
WNW
2
0.3
NW
2
0.2
WNW
2
Energy kJ
31
27
27
13
10
7
21
3
46
22
43
9
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
101
77
0
0
0
0
0
1
48
153
1
1
0
0
0
4
82
153
62
62
0
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
4
4
1
4
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
5
7
6
6
5
7
9
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