Southport Main Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.98° S 153.43° E

Southport Main Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 31 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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 12PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (31 Aug)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (31 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
10
0.7
ESE
6
0.4
SE
10
0.4
E
9
0.6
SE
6
1
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.7
ESE
6
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
325
28
24
23
24
42
43
30
27
57
54
51
50
50
49
48
90
47
47
48
48
47
46
45
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
10
S
15
SE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
25
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:58AM1.38m
10:07PM1.42m
10:39AM1.40m
10:47PM1.30m
11:27AM1.41m
Low Tide
3:45AM0.14m
3:56PM0.23m
4:19AM0.17m
4:44PM0.31m
4:56AM0.22m
5:42PM0.40m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:31
5:31
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
16
18
20
20
18
17
16
16
16
17
18
19
18
18
16
15
15
20
22
22
19
19
Feels °C
15
15
14
15
16
15
15
15
14
15
14
15
17
17
17
16
14
13
13
17
18
18
17
17
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