Southport Main Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.98° S 153.43° E

Southport Main Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Southport Main Beach sea temperature is
20.1°C
0.8° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 2AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (25 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (25 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
87
87
87
87
85
85
92
113
110
116
123
123
93
87
89
83
87
77
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
E
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
SW
Wind State
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:07PM1.41m
6:29AM0.94m
6:43PM1.48m
7:06AM1.03m
7:17PM1.54m
Low Tide
00:48AM0.33m
11:57AM0.31m
1:19AM0.26m
12:39PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
 mm
2
Temp °C
19
18
18
17
17
19
21
21
19
19
19
18
18
18
17
22
21
20
Feels °C
19
19
19
18
18
20
20
20
18
19
18
17
17
17
16
22
20
18
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