
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Southport Main Beach today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 1PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Southport Main Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
54 | 44 | 43 | 62 | 42 | 40 | 45 | 65 | 67 | 43 | 39 | 39 | 48 | 49 | 44 | 40 | 22 | 21 | 29 | 35 | 25 | 51 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:54AM1.45m | 8:03PM1.39m | 8:31AM1.50m | 8:38PM1.30m | 9:08AM1.51m | 9:12PM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:58PM0.18m | 2:09AM0.09m | 2:40PM0.20m | 2:39AM0.11m | 3:21PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||
5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 17 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 5 |
37 | 36 | 25 | 28 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 21 | 27 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SSE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 8 |
12 | 14 | 14 | 29 | 18 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 18 | E 17 | E 11 | SE 10 | E 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | NE 12 |
6 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 |
54 | 44 | 43 | 62 | 42 | 40 | 45 | 65 | 67 | 43 | 39 | 39 | 48 | 49 | 44 | 40 | — | 16 | 29 | 35 | 25 | 51 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 152 | 62 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 1390 | 796 | 393 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 143 | 660 | 784 | 1 | 8 |
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