Southport Main Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.98° S 153.43° E

Southport Main Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Southport Main Beach sea temperature is
21.9°C
0.1° 

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 (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 3AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (07 Oct)5ft (1.6m)5s
Evening (07 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue night, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Wed morning, calm by Thu night).

Tue
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
E
8
1.4
SE
5
1.6
SE
6
1.5
SE
6
1.3
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
2.2
SSE
8
2
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
10
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
SE
10
0.6
ESE
8
0.4
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
99
99
74
106
94
69
98
160
161
169
189
627
589
65
125
142
53
44
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
10
NW
15
W
10
WSW
20
S
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
SE
25
ESE
20
E
10
E
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
5:09PM1.50m
5:52AM1.14m
6:02PM1.52m
6:36AM1.26m
6:47PM1.50m
Low Tide
11:49PM0.23m
11:33AM0.29m
00:29AM0.17m
12:26PM0.23m
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clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
21
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Feels °C
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