Southport Main Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.98° S 153.43° E

Issued: 3 pm 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Southport Main Beach sea temperature is
21.4° 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 (06 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 9PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)--
Afternoon (06 Jul)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (06 Jul)6ft (1.8m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
!
!
0
1
!
1
0
2
2
3
3
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SE
8
1.9
SE
9
1.9
SE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
10
1.6
SE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
1.8
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
12
1.9
SE
11
1.8
SE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3
SE
11
1.8
SE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.4
SE
11
2.3
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
393
529
567
1611
1675
1576
480
1559
1742
721
910
2473
3298
836
821
2546
2129
778
2128
2120
1744
1456
1338
1168
Wind (km/h)
35
S
35
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
25
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
30
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
12:32PM1.16m
00:33AM1.39m
1:26PM1.21m
1:23AM1.29m
2:27PM1.28m
2:21AM1.19m
Low Tide
6:16PM0.50m
7:12AM0.34m
7:21PM0.56m
7:59AM0.35m
8:38PM0.59m
8:52AM0.35m
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cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
clear
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cloud
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part cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
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part cloud
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clear
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<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>
5:02
5:04
5:04
5:05
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
16
16
15
14
14
16
18
17
16
16
15
15
15
17
18
18
16
17
15
14
14
17
Feels °C
10
10
10
11
10
9
10
11
12
12
11
11
10
10
11
12
12
13
11
12
12
11
10
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
14
0.6
E
13
0.6
ESE
13
1.8
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.7
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
2.1
SE
11
2
SE
11
1.9
SE
11
1.8
SE
11
1.9
SE
11
1.8
SE
11
1.8
SE
11
1.7
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.5
ESE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.4
SE
11
Energy kJ
144
125
131
566
566
557
480
469
560
1034
952
836
821
875
792
738
728
604
543
476
415
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
9
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.2
E
15
Energy kJ
3
81
78
75
75
75
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SE
8
1.9
SE
9
1.9
SE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
10
0.4
SSW
3
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
1.8
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
12
0.6
S
3
0.2
SSW
3
3.5
SSE
11
3
SE
11
1.8
SE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.4
SE
11
2.3
SE
11
Energy kJ
393
529
567
1611
1675
1576
3
1559
1742
721
910
2473
3298
8
1
2546
2129
778
2128
2120
1744
1456
1338
1168
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
3
3
4
5
3
3
3
4
3
4
2
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
863
792
792
18
18
18
18
18
667
18
18
18
18
18
18
24
147
24
18
24
8
4
16
18
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
4
3
3
4
5
3
3
3
3
4
2
4
4
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
5
9
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
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