Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Southport Main Beach today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 9AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Southport Main Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 19 | SE 18 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | N 4 | N 5 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 48 | 47 | 34 | 33 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 67 | 94 | 61 | 42 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:47AM0.75m | 3:40PM1.23m | 4:28AM0.80m | 4:39PM1.28m | 5:25AM0.89m | 5:25PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:26AM0.49m | 10:56PM0.45m | 9:42AM0.47m | 11:35PM0.37m | 10:43AM0.43m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | ESE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 48 | 47 | 34 | 33 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | — | 12 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 19 | SE 18 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 16 | SE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | E 8 | — |
| kJ | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NE 2 | NNE 3 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | N 4 | N 5 | — | S 2 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 22 | — | 1 | 17 | 67 | 94 | 61 | 42 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 13 | 143 | 181 | 304 | 284 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 64 | 284 | 29 | 14 | 25 | 13 | 62 | 162 | 663 | 76 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
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