
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Southport Main Beach today (21 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 12AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Southport Main Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 82mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
235 | 247 | 253 | 257 | 257 | 251 | 251 | 257 | 257 | 257 | 404 | 424 | 288 | 305 | 273 | 289 | 258 | 310 | 297 | 254 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:37PM1.27m | 4:45AM0.94m | 4:30PM1.30m | 5:26AM1.06m | 5:15PM1.34m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:42PM0.35m | 10:04AM0.50m | 11:16PM0.29m | 10:59AM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | |
mm | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
235 | 247 | 253 | 257 | 257 | 251 | 251 | 257 | 257 | 257 | 264 | 266 | — | — | — | — | — | 225 | 222 | 186 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | E 15 |
3 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
7 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 404 | 424 | 288 | 305 | 273 | 289 | 258 | 310 | 297 | 254 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 153 | 153 | 230 | 230 | 239 | 239 | 262 | 284 | 842 | 181 | 181 | 181 |
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