
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Southport Main Beach today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 12PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Southport Main Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 6 | SE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | S 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
220 | 220 | 181 | 173 | 136 | 133 | 133 | 105 | 105 | 103 | 103 | 80 | 60 | 105 | 93 | 99 | 117 | 140 | 306 | 105 | 78 | 76 | 57 | 55 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | off |
High Tide | 2:28AM0.97m | 4:10PM1.25m | 3:37AM0.90m | 5:09PM1.32m | 4:53AM0.88m | 5:56PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:00AM0.37m | 10:45PM0.61m | 9:53AM0.37m | 11:48PM0.55m | 10:45AM0.35m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
220 | 220 | 181 | 173 | 136 | 133 | 133 | 105 | 105 | 103 | 103 | 80 | 60 | 58 | 41 | 99 | 117 | 140 | 111 | 105 | 78 | 76 | 57 | 55 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | ENE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 9 | S 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 6 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 15 | SE 11 | ESE 14 | SE 11 |
179 | 16 | 14 | 87 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 17 | 26 | 27 | 8 | 29 | 28 | 57 | 29 | 36 | 43 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | E 12 | E 12 | S 9 | E 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 6 | — | S 6 | E 12 | E 11 | ESE 10 | S 14 | — | ENE 8 | SE 10 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SE 11 | SE 14 | SE 11 | SSE 6 |
16 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 4 | — | 28 | 17 | 8 | 40 | 29 | 51 | 19 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 2 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 2 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 12 | 36 | 105 | 93 | 90 | 42 | 1 | 306 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 24 | 147 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 24 | 62 | 1 | 0 |
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