Southport Main Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.98° S 153.43° E

Southport Main Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Southport Main Beach sea temperature is
21.5°C
0.8° 

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 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 7PM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)--
Afternoon (21 Oct)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (21 Oct)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 83mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
8
1.9
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
257
452
475
298
288
286
294
256
294
199
191
231
160
160
155
186
191
316
383
487
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:30PM1.30m
5:26AM1.06m
5:15PM1.34m
6:02AM1.20m
5:57PM1.37m
Low Tide
10:04AM0.50m
11:16PM0.29m
10:59AM0.44m
11:48PM0.23m
11:47AM0.37m
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 mm
2
2
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5
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10
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Temp °C
21
20
20
20
20
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18
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18
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21
20
20
Feels °C
20
19
19
19
19
17
16
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18
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21
20
19
19
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