Southport Main Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.98° S 153.43° E

Issued: 3 am 30 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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

Normal for this time of year

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 (30 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 9AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am June 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jun)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (30 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (30 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
ESE
9
0.8
ENE
5
0.4
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
55
41
40
59
31
36
65
33
65
85
125
59
90
69
90
65
64
86
85
83
85
88
86
80
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
NE
0
N
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
0
WSW
5
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:24AM1.04m
8:49PM1.67m
9:04AM1.06m
9:24PM1.68m
9:44AM1.07m
9:58PM1.66m
Low Tide
2:51AM0.35m
1:57PM0.27m
3:27AM0.31m
2:35PM0.28m
4:04AM0.30m
3:13PM0.31m
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:01
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
19
20
20
19
19
19
18
17
16
18
19
19
18
18
18
17
16
18
20
20
19
19
Feels °C
17
18
17
18
18
18
18
19
18
17
15
18
18
18
17
17
17
16
15
17
18
19
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
8
0.6
E
5
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.6
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
10
0.7
ENE
7
Energy kJ
55
19
40
53
29
25
22
22
65
85
125
59
90
69
90
65
64
86
85
83
85
88
86
41
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
5
0.6
SE
8
0.4
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.4
SE
8
0.5
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.1
NE
7
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.4
NE
7
0.5
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
ESE
10
Energy kJ
19
41
34
59
22
36
65
20
16
15
2
9
4
5
5
5
7
7
4
15
19
32
25
80
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
11
0.1
S
18
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.4
ESE
10
0.1
S
16
0.2
E
5
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.3
NE
5
0.3
E
5
0.1
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.6
ESE
7
Energy kJ
20
40
7
22
9
33
5
2
2
2
2
2
4
5
2
7
27
34
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.4
NNE
5
0.4
NNE
3
0.6
NNE
7
0.4
N
3
0.7
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
7
Energy kJ
23
21
20
37
31
16
28
13
11
3
38
3
39
49
71
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
18
16
24
62
77
24
0
0
0
0
0
0
24
29
1
1
0
0
0
0
48
153
1
0
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
7
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