Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Southport Main Beach today (05 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 7PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Southport Main Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SE by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 6 | E 10 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 15 | 17 | 37 | 94 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 41 | 17 | 66 | 54 | 51 | 380 | 338 | 38 | 52 | 104 | 64 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:57PM1.41m | 3:25AM0.88m | 4:23PM1.48m | 5:01AM0.94m | 5:31PM1.56m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:10PM0.48m | 9:14AM0.39m | 11:24PM0.38m | 10:35AM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | E 9 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 24 | 33 | 34 | 29 | 17 | 17 | 32 | 22 | 16 | 10 | 19 | 14 | 38 | 52 | 15 | 64 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | ENE 5 | SE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 6 | E 9 |
| kJ | 10 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 45 | 32 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | SE 10 | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 8 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NNE 3 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | — | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SSE 3 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | SE 10 | — |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | 12 | 37 | 94 | — | 109 | 105 | 39 | 41 | 7 | 66 | 54 | 51 | 380 | 338 | 14 | 13 | 104 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 77 | 284 | 284 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 4 | 0 | 62 | 64 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 24 | 24 |
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