
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Southport Main Beach today (23 Jul):
- 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) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 8PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Southport Main Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 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 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
136 | 133 | 133 | 105 | 105 | 103 | 103 | 80 | 60 | 77 | 91 | 99 | 93 | 319 | 366 | 90 | 82 | 80 | 60 | 58 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:10PM1.25m | 3:37AM0.90m | 5:09PM1.32m | 4:53AM0.88m | 5:56PM1.40m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:45PM0.61m | 9:53AM0.37m | 11:48PM0.55m | 10:45AM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 |
136 | 133 | 133 | 105 | 105 | 103 | 103 | 80 | 60 | 76 | 45 | 99 | 93 | 91 | 91 | 90 | 82 | 80 | 60 | 58 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SE 9 | S 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
6 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 45 | 26 | 26 | 38 | 9 | 42 | 29 | 29 | 18 | 43 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 6 | — | SE 6 | E 12 | E 8 | E 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 21 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | ENE 7 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 29 | 38 | 54 | 51 | 18 | 19 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | — | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 8 | 23 | 77 | 91 | 77 | 69 | 319 | 366 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 147 | 24 | 24 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 24 | 62 | 29 | 0 |
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