Southport Main Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.98° S 153.43° E

Southport Main Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Southport Main Beach sea temperature is
21.0° 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 (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 7AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (15 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (15 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed morning, strong winds from the SSE by Thu morning).

Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.6
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.8
SE
7
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
7
7
7
15
47
148
261
273
202
187
236
305
388
475
437
361
344
291
262
255
327
393
373
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
30
SSE
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
35
S
40
SSE
30
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:51AM1.17m
9:16PM1.85m
9:39AM1.20m
10:00PM1.78m
10:26AM1.21m
Low Tide
3:09AM0.22m
2:30PM0.17m
3:54AM0.20m
3:20PM0.20m
4:38AM0.20m
4:10PM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
1
2
3
13
3
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
16
17
17
15
14
13
13
15
16
17
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
17
16
Feels °C
11
10
11
12
10
10
9
8
7
7
9
9
9
11
10
11
11
11
12
10
12
12
11
10
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