Southport Main Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.98° S 153.43° E

Southport Main Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Southport Main Beach sea temperature is
21.4°C
0.0° 

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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 17s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 3PM is: 0.1m 17s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)18s
Afternoon (21 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)17s
Evening (21 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.1
SE
19
0.1
SE
18
0.1
SE
17
0.1
SE
17
0.4
NNE
5
0.7
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.1
SE
11
0.9
SSE
4
1.3
SSE
5
1.3
SE
5
1.2
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
1
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
1.3
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
12
12
11
11
21
23
5
21
90
80
66
55
35
37
47
60
93
123
127
107
88
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NW
10
S
25
S
30
SSE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:28AM0.80m
4:39PM1.28m
5:25AM0.89m
5:25PM1.35m
6:04AM0.99m
6:04PM1.41m
Low Tide
9:42AM0.47m
11:35PM0.37m
10:43AM0.43m
00:07AM0.29m
11:32AM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:37
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:42
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
17
23
24
22
20
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
19
19
Feels °C
15
21
21
20
20
20
19
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
17
17
16
16
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