
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Southport Main Beach today (30 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 9AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am June 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Southport Main Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ENE 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
55 | 41 | 40 | 59 | 31 | 36 | 65 | 33 | 65 | 85 | 125 | 59 | 90 | 69 | 90 | 65 | 64 | 86 | 85 | 83 | 85 | 88 | 86 | 80 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:24AM1.04m | 8:49PM1.67m | 9:04AM1.06m | 9:24PM1.68m | 9:44AM1.07m | 9:58PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:51AM0.35m | 1:57PM0.27m | 3:27AM0.31m | 2:35PM0.28m | 4:04AM0.30m | 3:13PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | E 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ENE 7 |
55 | 19 | 40 | 53 | 29 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 65 | 85 | 125 | 59 | 90 | 69 | 90 | 65 | 64 | 86 | 85 | 83 | 85 | 88 | 86 | 41 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 7 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 10 |
19 | 41 | 34 | 59 | 22 | 36 | 65 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 32 | 25 | 80 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | S 18 | SE 9 | SE 8 | — | ESE 10 | — | S 16 | E 5 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 5 | E 5 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — |
— | 20 | 40 | 7 | 22 | 9 | — | 33 | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 34 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 3 | NNE 7 | N 3 | — | NE 6 | — | NE 6 | NE 7 |
23 | 21 | 20 | 37 | 31 | 16 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 11 | 3 | 38 | 3 | — | 39 | — | 49 | 71 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 16 | 24 | 62 | 77 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 153 | 1 | 0 |
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