Southport Main Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.98° S 153.43° E

Southport Main Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Southport Main Beach sea temperature is
20.7°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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 7AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (10 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Evening (10 Sep)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu morning, light winds from the SSE by Sat night).

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
9
0.9
SE
9
1.4
SE
7
1.8
SE
8
1.9
SE
10
2
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
2.5
SSE
9
2.4
SSE
9
2.4
SSE
9
2.3
SE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.9
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
0.8
E
6
0.6
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
251
107
206
408
660
723
577
441
1004
929
864
751
213
202
178
173
467
418
373
99
93
85
39
30
Wind (km/h)
20
S
30
S
35
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:37AM1.27m
7:53PM1.64m
8:17AM1.34m
8:32PM1.57m
8:56AM1.39m
9:08PM1.48m
Low Tide
1:39AM0.13m
1:26PM0.13m
2:14AM0.09m
2:11PM0.11m
2:48AM0.09m
2:54PM0.14m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:36
5:37
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
17
16
17
18
18
18
17
18
17
15
15
16
19
19
19
18
18
16
15
17
20
19
18
18
Feels °C
15
12
11
10
10
11
11
12
12
11
12
12
14
15
14
14
15
13
12
14
16
16
16
16
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