Southport Main Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.98° S 153.43° E

Southport Main Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Southport Main Beach sea temperature is
22.4°C
0.5° 

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 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 11PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm November 03). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)--
Afternoon (03 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (03 Nov)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu afternoon).

Tue
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
7
0.9
NNE
5
1.5
N
6
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
E
8
0.6
NNE
6
1.4
N
6
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.8
ESE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
39
154
16
18
19
19
19
29
25
121
21
21
21
22
38
38
37
35
45
42
41
35
Wind (km/h)
20
N
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
N
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
3:31PM1.42m
4:35AM1.09m
4:36PM1.39m
5:29AM1.22m
5:31PM1.36m
6:14AM1.34m
Low Tide
10:26PM0.30m
10:13AM0.44m
11:12PM0.24m
11:18AM0.38m
11:52PM0.20m
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thunderstorm
heavy rain
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
25
23
20
20
19
19
21
28
30
28
25
24
22
22
23
29
31
30
21
20
19
19
20
Feels °C
25
25
22
21
18
17
21
26
28
26
24
22
19
19
20
25
28
28
17
17
16
17
18
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