Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Southport Main Beach today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 8AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Southport Main Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 120 | 91 | 346 | 178 | 187 | 187 | 160 | 155 | 130 | 104 | 104 | 82 | 77 | 61 | 38 | 59 | 62 | 63 | 63 | 65 | 69 | 71 | 97 | 97 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:45AM0.95m | 2:07PM1.18m | 1:41AM0.84m | 3:23PM1.20m | 3:04AM0.79m | 4:32PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:08AM0.37m | 8:57PM0.61m | 8:04AM0.41m | 10:29PM0.58m | 9:09AM0.42m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 120 | 91 | 111 | 178 | 187 | 187 | 160 | 155 | 130 | 104 | 104 | 82 | 77 | 61 | 38 | 59 | 62 | 63 | 63 | 65 | 69 | 71 | 97 | 97 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | SSE 10 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 47 | 58 | 66 | 32 | 8 | — | — | 9 | 59 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | E 14 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 10 | E 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 20 | 34 | 34 | 23 | 41 | 6 | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 346 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 180 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 77 | 1 | 0 |
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