
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Southport Main Beach today (02 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 11PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Southport Main Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | N 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 5 | N 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
48 | 47 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 27 | 51 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 36 | 69 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 15 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:27AM1.41m | 11:32PM1.17m | 12:24PM1.40m | 00:28AM1.03m | 1:33PM1.39m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:42PM0.40m | 5:40AM0.28m | 6:54PM0.49m | 6:36AM0.34m | 8:29PM0.53m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 9 | SE 6 | E 9 |
48 | 47 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 23 | 15 | 13 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 32 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 27 | 8 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 6 | E 9 | NE 5 |
11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 8 | 27 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NNE 5 | SE 6 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NW 2 | N 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | — | — |
5 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 60 | 51 | 1 | 20 | 29 | 36 | 69 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 82 | 284 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 1 | 1 | 62 | 62 | 160 | 62 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 13 |
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