Southport Main Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.98° S 153.43° E

Southport Main Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Southport Main Beach sea temperature is
22.2°C
0.4° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 12PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Afternoon (08 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (08 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu night, fresh winds from the N by Fri afternoon).

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSE
9
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
10
0.8
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
1.2
N
6
0.4
SE
10
0.4
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
601
62
53
38
45
44
39
39
37
35
24
51
58
73
57
56
52
43
45
88
23
27
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
15
E
10
NE
10
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
15
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
25
N
20
WNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:36AM1.26m
6:47PM1.50m
7:16AM1.37m
7:27PM1.46m
7:54AM1.45m
8:03PM1.39m
Low Tide
12:26PM0.23m
1:05AM0.12m
1:14PM0.19m
1:38AM0.10m
1:58PM0.18m
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Temp °C
17
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
21
22
21
20
19
19
18
19
23
25
23
22
21
Feels °C
14
16
15
15
16
17
17
17
17
19
18
16
17
16
16
16
16
20
22
21
20
20
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