Southport Main Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.98° S 153.43° E

Southport Main Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Southport Main Beach sea temperature is
20.3°C
0.5° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 8PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)--
Afternoon (22 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (22 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
49
51
52
54
54
69
73
79
75
73
86
66
65
52
52
58
79
107
87
87
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
SSW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
ESE
Wind State
off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
4:32PM1.25m
4:42AM0.80m
5:25PM1.33m
5:45AM0.86m
6:07PM1.41m
Low Tide
11:31PM0.50m
10:15AM0.40m
00:13AM0.42m
11:10AM0.36m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:27
5:28
 mm
1
Temp °C
19
18
18
17
16
16
16
18
18
18
18
16
16
16
16
18
18
19
19
18
Feels °C
16
17
16
15
15
14
14
15
15
16
16
14
14
15
15
17
17
18
19
19
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