
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Southport Main Beach today (12 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 9PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Southport Main Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
48 | 30 | 83 | 37 | 221 | 124 | 194 | 53 | 62 | 48 | 36 | 36 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | |
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 | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:08PM1.48m | 9:34AM1.41m | 9:43PM1.36m | 10:12AM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:54PM0.14m | 3:20AM0.10m | 3:37PM0.20m | 3:51AM0.14m | 4:20PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 11 | SE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 11 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
48 | 30 | 4 | 31 | 35 | 32 | 66 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 36 | 36 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | SE 11 | E 13 | SE 10 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
12 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | SE 20 | E 14 | SE 7 | SE 10 | E 14 | SE 21 | SE 20 | E 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
4 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 8 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | — |
45 | 30 | 83 | 37 | 221 | 124 | 194 | 53 | 62 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 18 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 24 | 76 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 147 | 147 | 180 | 14 |
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