Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Southport Main Beach today (24 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 8PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Southport Main Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Sat 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 84 | 82 | 73 | 71 | 69 | 67 | 69 | 75 | 85 | 150 | 159 | 128 | 123 | 77 | 418 | 403 | 424 | 393 | 373 | 60 | 60 | 73 | 71 | 69 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:48PM1.31m | 4:25AM1.06m | 5:38PM1.39m | 5:21AM1.02m | 6:21PM1.47m | 6:12AM1.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:02PM0.59m | 10:39AM0.34m | 00:00AM0.55m | 11:20AM0.31m | 00:49AM0.50m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
 | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 67 | 69 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 46 | 45 | 58 | 59 | 79 | 81 | 35 | 50 | 48 | 36 | 69 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | 49 | 73 | 57 | 58 | 60 | 60 | 73 | 71 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | S 2 | SSW 2 | S 3 |
| kJ | 84 | 82 | 73 | 71 | 69 | 3 | 3 | 75 | 85 | 150 | 159 | 128 | 123 | 77 | 418 | 403 | 424 | 393 | 373 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 24 | 18 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 24 | 10 | 18 | 24 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 24 |
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