
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Southport Main Beach today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 6PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Southport Main Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | NE 7 | SSE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 14 | 25 | 28 | 39 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 61 | 58 | 51 | 32 | 30 | 26 | 35 | 52 | 95 | 107 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:41AM1.10m | 8:55PM1.65m | 9:17AM1.14m | 9:28PM1.63m | 9:52AM1.18m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:16PM0.22m | 3:27AM0.20m | 2:53PM0.23m | 3:58AM0.19m | 3:32PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||
6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 6 | SE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 9 | SE 10 |
17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 19 | 28 | 39 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 32 | 18 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 37 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | E 13 | E 6 | E 13 | ESE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 8 | SE 11 | NE 8 | SE 11 | E 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 9 | E 18 | E 8 |
2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | SE 7 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 11 | ESE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 11 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 12 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 18 | E 18 |
3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 2 | SE 4 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 3 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 6 |
1 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 21 | 14 | 25 | 15 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 35 | 61 | 58 | 51 | 3 | 30 | 26 | 35 | 52 | 95 | 107 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 105 | 13 | 129 | 24 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 24 | 162 | 24 | 18 | 3 | 64 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
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