Southport Main Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 27.98° S 153.43° E

Issued: 9 am 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Southport Main Beach sea temperature is

21.1°C

Southport Main Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Southport Main Beach today (14 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 12PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Sep)	2.5ft (0.7m)	6s
Afternoon (14 Sep)	2ft (0.6m)	6s
Evening (14 Sep)	2.5ft (0.7m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon night, strong winds from the SSE by Wed afternoon).
	Monday 14						Tuesday 15								Wednesday 16
	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	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	SSE 6	SSE 7	SE 8	SE 8	SE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	33	32	23	24	24	33	32	24	24	24	16	16	40	47	41	34	32	60	191	359	560	810
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SE	E	ENE	NE	NNE	N	NW	WNW	NNW	N	N	N	NNW	NW	WSW	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross
High Tide			10:12AM1.40m				10:16PM1.23m				10:52AM1.36m				10:50PM1.09m				11:34AM1.31m
Low Tide					4:20PM0.29m				4:22AM0.19m				5:05PM0.38m				4:54AM0.25m				5:57PM0.48m


	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:38	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	19	20	19	18	18	17	16	16	19	20	20	18	18	17	16	18	19	19	18	17	17
Feels °C	14	18	19	18	17	18	17	15	15	18	17	15	15	16	14	15	14	13	13	10	8	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	SE 10	NE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 13	E 13	NE 13
kJ	33	32	23	24	24	33	32	24	24	24	16	16	4	47	41	34	32	20	12	4	4	7
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 11	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 10	E 15	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	S 10	E 14	E 13	—	—	—
kJ	4	4	10	4	4	4	4	4	11	11	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 16	SE 8	E 10	E 15	SE 7	—	E 15	E 15	E 15	E 14	E 14	—	—	—	—
kJ	8	2	2	2	2	2	2	5	2	2	4	2	—	4	4	4	4	4	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 3	NNE 4	NE 6	NNE 4	NW 3	—	SSE 2	SSE 6	SSE 7	SE 8	SE 8	SE 10
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	8	40	24	2	—	1	60	191	359	560	810
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	13	4	13	24	24	24	180	29	14	13	13	39	153	153	153	62	62	1	149	180	1388	1388
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast	Snapper Rocks	Snapper Rocks	Snapper Rocks	Snapper Rocks	Snapper Rocks	Snapper Rocks			Tallebudgera	Tallebudgera	Tallebudgera							Burleigh Heads
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1			1	1	1							1
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Rating (10 max)	4	6	2	2	1	6	4	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	6	5	5	6	5	6	6	8	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	6	6	4	5

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