Southport Main Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.98° S 153.43° E

Southport Main Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Southport Main Beach sea temperature is
20.3°C
0.5° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 1PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (24 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (24 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
67
75
79
85
87
87
87
87
85
85
85
83
110
116
113
113
107
78
85
89
87
77
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
WNW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
N
15
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
5:45AM0.86m
6:07PM1.41m
6:29AM0.94m
6:43PM1.48m
7:06AM1.03m
7:17PM1.54m
Low Tide
11:10AM0.36m
00:48AM0.33m
11:57AM0.31m
1:19AM0.26m
12:39PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:28
5:29
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
17
18
18
19
18
18
18
17
17
20
21
20
19
19
19
18
18
17
21
24
23
20
Feels °C
17
17
17
18
18
19
19
18
18
21
20
18
19
19
18
17
17
16
20
22
20
16
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