Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Southport Main Beach today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 9AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Southport Main Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 403 | 306 | 253 | 235 | 255 | 248 | 375 | 275 | 1122 | 343 | 351 | 360 | 475 | 961 | 1616 | 1941 | 2326 | 2074 | 1633 | 1470 | 1332 | 1276 | 1361 | 1480 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:26AM1.21m | 10:43PM1.67m | 11:14AM1.20m | 11:25PM1.52m | 12:03PM1.19m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:38AM0.20m | 4:10PM0.25m | 5:20AM0.23m | 5:01PM0.33m | 6:01AM0.26m | 5:53PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 8 | E 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | — | — | S 21 | SE 21 | SE 20 | S 24 | SE 19 | SE 18 | — |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 34 | 35 | 51 | 49 | 3 | 72 | 381 | 343 | 351 | 360 | 475 | 961 | 1616 | — | — | 9 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 13 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | — | SE 18 | — | — | — | — | — | E 20 | — | — | — | — | S 21 | — | — | — | S 24 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 10 | 9 | 6 | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | 11 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 403 | 306 | 253 | 235 | 255 | 248 | 375 | 275 | 1122 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 46 | 46 | 1941 | 2326 | 2074 | 1633 | 1470 | 1332 | 1276 | 1361 | 1480 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 456 | 24 | 24 | 614 | 615 | 615 | 162 | 162 | 18 | 18 | 147 | 298 | 783 | 147 | 750 | 442 | 442 | 442 | 667 | 710 | 667 | 572 | 615 | 572 |
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