Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Southport Main Beach today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 2AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Southport Main Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 11 | E 6 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 43 | 43 | 39 | 40 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 15 | 14 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 29 | 13 | 20 | 38 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 6:37PM1.48m | 6:45AM0.94m | 7:14PM1.55m | 7:27AM1.00m | 7:48PM1.60m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:16AM0.40m | 12:18PM0.29m | 1:51AM0.33m | 12:59PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 43 | 43 | 39 | 40 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 29 | 8 | 20 | 38 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 24 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 24 | 13 | 1 |
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