Southport Main Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.98° S 153.43° E

Southport Main Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Southport Main Beach sea temperature is
20.4°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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 7AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (27 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (27 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
SE
8
1
SE
8
0.8
ENE
8
1.5
SSE
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
8
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
91
76
73
68
87
99
108
83
291
74
55
54
54
57
52
45
43
50
50
68
69
52
37
36
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
0
SE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
S
15
S
10
S
15
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
15
S
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
7:40AM1.11m
7:50PM1.57m
8:13AM1.20m
8:23PM1.58m
8:46AM1.27m
8:56PM1.56m
Low Tide
1:48AM0.20m
1:18PM0.21m
2:16AM0.15m
1:55PM0.18m
2:45AM0.13m
2:33PM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
5:30
 mm
1
Temp °C
17
16
16
19
20
19
18
17
17
17
17
19
20
19
18
17
16
16
17
18
19
18
17
16
Feels °C
14
14
13
16
16
15
15
14
15
15
16
19
17
17
16
16
14
14
15
16
16
14
14
13
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