
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Southport Main Beach today (07 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 3AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.7m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (07 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Southport Main Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
497 | 1702 | 1769 | 1576 | 480 | 432 | 1676 | 639 | 852 | 2473 | 3298 | 908 | 821 | 807 | 792 | 2132 | 2090 | 2120 | 1744 | 553 | 1338 | 415 | 375 | 986 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:33AM1.39m | 1:26PM1.21m | 1:23AM1.29m | 2:27PM1.28m | 2:21AM1.19m | 3:36PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:16PM0.50m | 7:12AM0.34m | 7:21PM0.56m | 7:59AM0.35m | 8:38PM0.59m | 8:52AM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | ESE 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 15 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 10 |
121 | 660 | 577 | 546 | 480 | 432 | 570 | — | 17 | 901 | 952 | 908 | 821 | 807 | 18 | 778 | 738 | 728 | 604 | 553 | 476 | 415 | 375 | 377 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | — |
— | — | 76 | 75 | 75 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 268 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SW 3 | — | — | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 2 | SE 11 | — | SSW 3 | SE 10 |
497 | 1702 | 1769 | 1576 | 3 | 3 | 1676 | 639 | 852 | 2473 | 3298 | 1 | — | — | 792 | 2132 | 2090 | 2120 | 1744 | 1 | 1338 | — | 1 | 986 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 792 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 162 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 18 | 24 | 24 |
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