Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Southport Main Beach today (04 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 8PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 04). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (04 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Southport Main Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tue 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 57 | 99 | 353 | 250 | 237 | 263 | 191 | 188 | 146 | 138 | 112 | 211 | 308 | 326 | 264 | 229 | 326 | 373 | 403 | 398 | 1447 | 450 | 407 | 424 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:03AM1.10m | 11:10PM1.56m | 11:46AM1.12m | 11:50PM1.48m | 12:32PM1.16m | 00:33AM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:34PM0.39m | 5:51AM0.31m | 5:21PM0.45m | 6:30AM0.33m | 6:16PM0.50m | 7:12AM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
 | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ESE 12 | NNE 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 13 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 48 | 51 | 5 | 250 | 237 | 263 | 191 | 188 | 146 | 138 | 112 | 73 | 78 | 50 | 62 | 156 | 112 | 126 | 123 | 129 | 457 | 450 | 407 | 424 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 7 | NE 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 14 | ESE 7 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | — | NE 9 | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 57 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 9 | 64 | 69 | 65 | 36 | 51 | — | 3 | — | — | 73 | 72 | 67 | 75 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | — | — | NE 7 | S 9 | NE 10 | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | E 14 | SE 13 | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 19 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 35 | 7 | — | 30 | 67 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 12 | SSE 7 | S 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 32 | 99 | 353 | 73 | 137 | 59 | 13 | 14 | 23 | 45 | 98 | 211 | 308 | 326 | 264 | 229 | 326 | 373 | 403 | 398 | 1447 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 24 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 162 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
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