Southport Main Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.98° S 153.43° E

Issued: 3 am 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (03 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 10AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (03 Jul)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (03 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
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)
1
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
10
1.2
NE
7
0.8
ESE
10
1
E
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.4
ESE
13
0.5
E
10
0.8
E
12
1
E
12
1
E
12
1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
11
1.3
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
56
135
125
115
78
78
73
57
68
66
106
78
57
51
184
289
274
251
242
233
181
143
150
169
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
10
SW
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
30
SSE
25
S
25
S
30
SSE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
10:23AM1.08m
10:34PM1.62m
11:03AM1.10m
11:10PM1.56m
11:46AM1.12m
Low Tide
4:39AM0.29m
3:52PM0.35m
5:15AM0.30m
4:34PM0.39m
5:51AM0.31m
5:21PM0.45m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
<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>
5:01
5:01
5:02
 mm
1
Temp °C
18
18
17
20
23
22
21
20
18
15
15
17
18
18
17
16
16
15
15
16
17
15
15
17
Feels °C
17
17
15
18
21
21
19
17
14
12
11
14
14
14
13
13
13
11
11
11
11
10
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
6
0.9
ENE
7
1
ENE
8
1
E
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.8
E
12
1
E
12
1
E
12
1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
8
1
E
8
Energy kJ
38
84
120
115
78
78
73
57
68
66
106
78
48
48
184
289
274
251
242
233
181
143
86
130
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
E
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.5
NE
7
0.2
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.3
E
14
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
12
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
NE
6
0.1
S
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
NE
9
0.1
SE
10
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
14
0.4
ESE
14
Energy kJ
56
49
125
75
32
33
19
19
21
17
4
32
57
51
5
5
2
2
5
3
4
34
35
65
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
8
0.1
S
10
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
NE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
S
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
8
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
10
11
2
12
11
28
28
18
16
3
3
19
11
7
5
2
4
3
3
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNE
7
1.2
NE
7
0.7
N
5
0.2
NNW
2
0.2
WNW
2
0.2
WNW
2
0.4
WNW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.2
S
4
0.3
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.8
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
6
0.9
SSE
4
0.3
S
2
0.3
S
3
0.7
SSE
5
1.1
SE
5
1.3
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
Energy kJ
151
135
21
1
1
1
3
1
1
5
13
25
18
20
77
52
33
1
1
23
64
150
169
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
10
8
18
24
24
16
10
10
16
16
24
64
18
18
992
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
3
3
4
4
4
6
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
9
2
6
8
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
9
9
9
6
4
9
5
6
5
7
6
6
6
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
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