Southport Main Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.98° S 153.43° E

Southport Main Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Southport Main Beach sea temperature is
21.8°C
0.2° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 5PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (29 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (29 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

Table - waves today at Southport Main Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
149
140
137
166
138
114
138
142
135
93
73
72
56
54
54
68
55
58
62
65
62
63
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
0
NNW
0
SSW
5
NNW
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:33AM1.55m
9:43PM1.30m
10:18AM1.56m
10:27PM1.18m
11:08AM1.54m
Low Tide
3:45PM0.24m
3:42AM0.15m
4:38PM0.31m
4:22AM0.21m
5:41PM0.40m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:26
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Temp °C
18
18
19
19
19
18
17
16
17
18
19
18
17
17
17
16
16
18
19
19
18
17
Feels °C
13
12
13
14
15
14
14
13
15
15
16
16
15
16
18
17
16
16
17
17
16
16
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