Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Southport Main Beach today (07 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 11PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Southport Main Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 52 | 52 | 67 | 51 | 51 | 55 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 111 | 189 | 192 | 194 | 189 | 157 | 153 | 150 | 122 | 122 | 122 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:12PM1.39m | 3:16AM0.97m | 4:34PM1.48m | 4:50AM0.96m | 5:43PM1.60m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:04PM0.55m | 9:25AM0.35m | 11:28PM0.46m | 10:38AM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 52 | 52 | 67 | 51 | 51 | 55 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 111 | 189 | 192 | 194 | 189 | 157 | 153 | 150 | 122 | 122 | 122 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 37 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 16 | NE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | 4 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 2 | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | ESE 2 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 153 | 39 | 153 |
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