Southport Main Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.98° S 153.43° E

Southport Main Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Southport Main Beach sea temperature is
20.8° C
0.2° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 10PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)--
Afternoon (21 Jul)7ft (2.1m)9s
Evening (21 Jul)6ft (1.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Fri morning).

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
1
1
0
1
1
3
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
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)
1.8
E
10
2.1
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
1.6
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
618
705
612
436
425
382
332
318
276
270
270
264
225
220
181
173
136
133
133
105
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
E
5
NNE
5
N
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
0
WNW
5
NE
10
ENE
5
SSW
10
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
off
High Tide
1:53PM1.18m
1:34AM1.08m
3:00PM1.20m
2:28AM0.97m
4:10PM1.25m
Low Tide
8:01PM0.59m
8:11AM0.36m
9:24PM0.63m
9:00AM0.37m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:10
5:10
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
17
17
17
16
18
19
19
18
17
16
16
15
17
19
19
18
17
Feels °C
15
16
16
15
16
16
15
18
19
18
17
15
14
15
14
17
18
17
18
16
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