Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Southport Main Beach today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 1AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Southport Main Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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 5 | SE 5 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 36 | 29 | 151 | 140 | 104 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 92 | 90 | 45 | 47 | 46 | 48 | 47 | 44 | 43 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:07PM1.42m | 10:39AM1.40m | 10:47PM1.30m | 11:27AM1.41m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:19AM0.17m | 4:44PM0.31m | 4:56AM0.22m | 5:42PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 |
| kJ | 22 | 21 | 26 | 20 | 104 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 92 | 90 | 45 | 47 | 46 | 48 | 47 | 44 | 43 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | E 11 | E 8 | E 11 | SE 16 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 10 | 12 | 57 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | SSE 9 | E 11 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 15 | SE 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | E 5 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 36 | 29 | 151 | 140 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 180 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 82 | 284 | 39 | 4 |
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