
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Southport Main Beach today (11 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 8PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Southport Main Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
125 | 325 | 270 | 247 | 222 | 180 | 143 | 141 | 133 | 88 | 86 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 44 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy |
High Tide | 5:51PM1.62m | 6:02AM1.08m | 6:49PM1.74m | 7:05AM1.10m | 7:41PM1.82m | 8:01AM1.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:50AM0.30m | 00:31AM0.43m | 11:49AM0.25m | 1:29AM0.34m | 12:45PM0.21m | 2:21AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | |
— | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | E 10 |
110 | 294 | 270 | 247 | 222 | 180 | 143 | 141 | 133 | 88 | 86 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 44 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | N 4 | — | — | SSE 8 | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 7 |
125 | 325 | 175 | 103 | 64 | 60 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 9 | — | — | 22 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | N 4 | — | NW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | S 8 | — | S 8 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 2 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 24 | 284 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 25 | 82 | 164 |
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