Southport Main Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.98° S 153.43° E

Southport Main Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 23 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):

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

The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 12AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

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

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
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
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
89
69
67
52
52
58
79
85
87
87
87
87
85
107
113
110
107
203
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
E
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:25PM1.33m
5:45AM0.86m
6:07PM1.41m
6:29AM0.94m
6:43PM1.48m
Low Tide
00:13AM0.42m
11:10AM0.36m
00:48AM0.33m
11:57AM0.31m
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:28
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
16
16
16
18
18
19
18
18
18
17
17
19
21
21
19
19
Feels °C
16
16
15
15
15
17
16
18
18
19
19
17
18
20
20
20
18
19
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