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 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Southport Main Beach sea temperature is
20.6°C
0.4° 

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 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 6PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)--
Afternoon (03 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (03 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
9
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
1.2
N
6
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
SE
11
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
10
0.8
N
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
32
39
91
28
28
28
28
27
27
15
15
15
15
19
15
15
15
16
26
Wind (km/h)
20
N
30
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
5
W
10
SSW
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
0
NW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:24PM1.40m
00:28AM1.03m
1:33PM1.39m
1:43AM0.92m
2:57PM1.41m
Low Tide
6:54PM0.49m
6:36AM0.34m
8:29PM0.53m
7:48AM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:32
5:34
 mm
Temp °C
26
25
21
20
20
20
21
22
23
22
20
20
19
18
18
20
23
22
20
20
Feels °C
22
20
19
19
19
19
19
21
21
21
21
22
20
18
18
21
22
20
19
20
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