Southport Main Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.98° S 153.43° E

Southport Main Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Southport Main Beach sea temperature is
20.4° C
0.4° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 11PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)--
Afternoon (07 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (07 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.9
E
8
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
52
52
67
51
51
55
57
57
57
111
189
192
194
189
157
153
150
122
122
122
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
15
NE
5
NNW
5
W
10
W
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
5
SE
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
20
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:12PM1.39m
3:16AM0.97m
4:34PM1.48m
4:50AM0.96m
5:43PM1.60m
Low Tide
10:04PM0.55m
9:25AM0.35m
11:28PM0.46m
10:38AM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:20
5:20
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
18
17
16
14
13
16
18
18
17
16
15
15
15
17
19
19
18
17
Feels °C
17
16
18
16
15
12
10
15
16
16
15
15
14
14
15
17
17
16
15
13
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