
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Southport Main Beach today (13 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 1AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Southport Main Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the S by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
86 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 60 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 91 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:49PM1.74m | 7:05AM1.10m | 7:41PM1.82m | 8:01AM1.14m | 8:30PM1.86m | 8:51AM1.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:29AM0.34m | 12:45PM0.21m | 2:21AM0.26m | 1:39PM0.18m | 3:09AM0.22m | 2:30PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | — |
86 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 60 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 10 | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | N 10 | S 3 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — |
3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 3 | — | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | SE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 |
— | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 30 | 91 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 48 | 153 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 25 | 25 | 164 | 180 | 330 | 360 | 360 | 411 | 82 | 298 | 284 | 411 | 24 |
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