Southport Main Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.98° S 153.43° E

Southport Main Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Southport Main Beach sea temperature is
20.4°C
0.6° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 11PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)--
Afternoon (30 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (30 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Mon night).

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
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)
0.9
SE
6
1.2
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
0.8
SE
6
1.3
SSE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
E
9
0.8
SE
6
1.1
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.7
SE
6
1
SSE
8
0.5
E
11
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.7
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
68
53
40
325
24
24
23
43
58
42
31
133
57
104
98
94
69
49
92
Wind (km/h)
30
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
20
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
ESE
10
E
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:31PM1.51m
9:58AM1.38m
10:07PM1.42m
10:39AM1.40m
Low Tide
3:13PM0.19m
3:45AM0.14m
3:56PM0.23m
4:19AM0.17m
4:44PM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:31
 mm
Temp °C
20
19
17
17
16
16
16
18
20
19
18
17
16
16
16
17
18
19
18
17
Feels °C
14
13
13
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
15
15
14
15
15
16
17
17
17
15
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