Southport Main Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.98° S 153.43° E

Issued: 3 pm 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Southport Main Beach sea temperature is
22.0° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (20 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 9PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm June 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jun)--
Afternoon (20 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (20 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tue
23
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.4
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
114
114
112
106
102
108
73
102
102
74
50
73
71
70
47
45
28
28
27
27
27
27
15
15
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
SW
10
S
5
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SE
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
12:36PM1.13m
00:45AM1.49m
1:38PM1.14m
1:36AM1.35m
2:44PM1.18m
2:30AM1.23m
Low Tide
6:18PM0.48m
7:37AM0.35m
7:25PM0.55m
8:26AM0.36m
8:38PM0.60m
9:12AM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:58
4:59
4:59
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
22
22
20
19
19
18
18
17
16
16
17
16
16
15
15
15
16
17
17
16
16
15
14
17
Feels °C
20
21
19
18
19
18
18
16
15
15
16
15
15
13
15
15
17
17
17
15
14
13
12
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
Energy kJ
114
114
112
106
102
108
73
102
102
74
50
73
71
70
47
45
28
28
27
27
27
27
10
14
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
6
0.5
NE
5
0.6
NE
6
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.1
S
10
0.3
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.3
NE
6
0.2
SSE
2
0.1
SE
11
0.3
NE
6
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
E
9
0.4
NE
7
Energy kJ
19
14
19
10
10
2
4
12
3
3
5
1
5
5
2
2
8
8
10
10
10
15
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
11
0.1
SE
11
0.2
S
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
S
11
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
ENE
6
0.1
SE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
SE
10
0.4
NE
6
0.3
E
9
Energy kJ
5
2
2
2
2
7
2
6
6
6
2
5
9
5
2
3
6
2
3
1
2
4
10
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.3
SSE
2
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
4
0.6
S
4
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
4
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
5
0.4
SE
5
Energy kJ
37
36
29
1
1
3
11
2
1
2
18
15
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
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
1
1
Distance (km)
0
1
0
0
0
0
10
4
0
0
13
0
0
0
3
0
1
13
24
64
14
3
14
16
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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
1
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Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
4
2
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
7
8
7
7
6
6
8
6
5
5
5
5
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