Southport Main Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.98° S 153.43° E

Issued: 9 pm 28 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Southport Main Beach sea temperature is
21.5° C

Normal for this time of year

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 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 1AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm June 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jun)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (29 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (29 Jun)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SE
8
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
1.4
SE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.4
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
250
151
145
332
136
148
158
81
61
58
55
41
40
67
37
36
65
34
86
85
83
78
76
76
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
S
5
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NE
10
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:38PM1.60m
7:42AM1.03m
8:13PM1.65m
8:24AM1.04m
8:49PM1.67m
9:04AM1.06m
Low Tide
2:12AM0.39m
1:19PM0.26m
2:51AM0.35m
1:57PM0.27m
3:27AM0.31m
2:35PM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
18
16
16
16
16
18
18
19
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
18
17
16
16
16
18
19
19
Feels °C
15
13
13
13
14
15
14
17
16
16
17
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
15
15
15
18
19
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
11
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
1
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
ENE
5
0.6
E
5
0.6
ESE
10
0.5
SE
8
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
Energy kJ
169
151
145
188
136
148
158
81
61
58
55
41
40
67
21
21
65
28
86
85
83
78
76
76
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.1
S
15
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.4
ENE
5
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.6
E
5
0.6
SE
8
0.4
ESE
10
0.5
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
ENE
6
Energy kJ
30
20
14
5
2
2
10
13
13
44
34
34
19
37
36
16
11
11
11
11
11
7
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
19
0.4
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
11
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ESE
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
NE
7
0.5
NE
5
0.1
S
9
0.5
NE
5
Energy kJ
10
5
7
40
59
22
14
34
2
2
13
2
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SE
8
0.3
S
3
1.4
SE
9
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
5
Energy kJ
250
1
332
18
19
19
18
19
19
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
16
10
16
16
10
18
24
18
18
13
18
18
18
18
24
24
8
0
0
0
0
0
62
77
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
4
2
2
1
1
3
3
2
2
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
6
9
6
6
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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