Southport Main Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.98° S 153.43° E

Southport Main Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Southport Main Beach sea temperature is
21.4°C
1.0° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 9AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (24 Oct)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (24 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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)
2
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
8
1.6
NE
7
1.5
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.1
E
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.2
NE
7
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
418
362
329
320
226
261
240
237
140
140
216
216
169
322
334
371
346
291
257
181
156
62
55
41
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
25
N
25
NNW
20
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
25
N
15
NNW
15
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
6:37AM1.33m
6:38PM1.38m
7:13AM1.47m
7:18PM1.37m
7:52AM1.58m
7:59PM1.34m
Low Tide
00:18AM0.18m
12:32PM0.30m
00:50AM0.14m
1:17PM0.25m
1:23AM0.11m
2:03PM0.23m
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 mm
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
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3
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Temp °C
20
20
20
22
22
20
20
20
20
20
20
21
22
21
21
22
21
20
21
24
26
26
26
22
Feels °C
20
21
21
22
21
18
19
19
18
19
19
20
20
19
19
20
20
19
20
23
25
25
27
24
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