Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Southport Main Beach today (09 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 9PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm November 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (09 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Southport Main Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the NNE by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thu 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NNE 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 134 | 191 | 165 | 165 | 205 | 202 | 168 | 168 | 140 | 137 | 94 | 94 | 73 | 72 | 55 | 54 | 52 | 75 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 16 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:10PM1.16m | 8:46AM1.59m | 8:47PM1.10m | 9:23AM1.59m | 9:24PM1.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:28PM0.30m | 2:03AM0.14m | 3:10PM0.32m | 2:35AM0.16m | 3:52PM0.34m | 3:07AM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:47 | — |
 | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | 6:13 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 15 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NNE 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NNE 6 | SE 10 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 134 | 191 | 165 | 165 | 205 | 202 | 168 | 168 | 140 | 137 | 94 | 94 | 73 | 72 | 19 | 54 | 52 | 25 | 88 | 24 | 121 | 60 | 37 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | E 10 |
| kJ | 27 | 27 | 27 | 73 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 55 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 25 | 8 | 23 | 13 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | SE 13 | SE 14 | E 9 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 9 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 10 | NE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 21 | 27 | 49 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | NW 3 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 6 | NNE 6 | N 7 | N 6 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | 18 | 24 | 33 | 34 | 3 | 29 | 44 | 75 | 225 | 212 | 280 | 188 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1179 | 796 | 153 | 153 | 62 | 1 | 0 | 101 | 304 | 230 | 39 | 25 | 62 | 62 | 1 |
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