Southport Main Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.98° S 153.43° E

Southport Main Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Southport Main Beach sea temperature is
20.7° C
0.1° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 5AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (29 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (29 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Fri afternoon).

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.4
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
NE
7
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.9
SE
4
0.9
SE
4
0.6
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
9
9
9
15
17
17
17
16
18
10
12
16
18
19
22
26
31
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
on
on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:48PM1.60m
8:06AM1.05m
8:22PM1.64m
8:41AM1.10m
8:55PM1.65m
Low Tide
2:24AM0.27m
1:38PM0.23m
2:56AM0.22m
2:16PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
16
16
16
19
20
20
19
18
15
14
15
17
18
17
16
15
Feels °C
17
17
15
14
15
18
18
18
19
17
11
10
12
13
13
12
12
12
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