Southport Main Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.98° S 153.43° E

Issued: 3 am 29 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Southport Main Beach sea temperature is
21.5° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (29 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 11AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am June 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jun)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (29 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (29 Jun)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
10
1
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.4
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
120
172
136
148
99
81
61
58
70
41
40
67
37
36
65
33
86
85
125
78
76
76
76
65
Wind (km/h)
15
S
20
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
E
10
NE
5
N
5
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
7:42AM1.03m
8:13PM1.65m
8:24AM1.04m
8:49PM1.67m
9:04AM1.06m
9:24PM1.68m
Low Tide
2:12AM0.39m
1:19PM0.26m
2:51AM0.35m
1:57PM0.27m
3:27AM0.31m
2:35PM0.28m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
17
18
19
18
18
18
18
18
19
20
19
18
17
16
16
16
17
19
19
19
18
Feels °C
13
13
14
14
15
17
17
17
17
17
16
17
18
17
17
17
15
16
16
17
19
18
19
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
10
1
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
E
5
0.6
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
ENE
5
0.6
E
5
0.6
ESE
10
0.5
SE
8
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
Energy kJ
120
172
136
148
99
81
61
58
70
19
40
67
21
21
65
28
86
85
125
78
76
76
76
64
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
5
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.5
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.6
SE
8
0.4
ESE
10
0.6
E
5
0.6
SE
8
0.4
ESE
10
0.5
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.1
NE
7
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
Energy kJ
19
2
2
14
17
19
14
13
41
34
19
37
36
16
16
11
11
2
9
10
11
10
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
11
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ESE
10
0.2
E
5
0.1
S
9
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.5
NE
6
0.1
NE
7
0.5
ESE
11
Energy kJ
5
13
13
34
40
59
22
14
33
2
2
2
2
15
2
65
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
2
0.5
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.6
E
5
0.6
NE
6
Energy kJ
1
13
18
22
17
15
19
24
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
10
10
10
13
24
18
18
18
18
24
18
24
24
24
16
0
0
0
0
0
24
77
1
0
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
3
3
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
6
9
6
9
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
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