Southport Main Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.98° S 153.43° E

Southport Main Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Southport Main Beach sea temperature is
21.7°C
0.0° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 4PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (03 Oct)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (03 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
E
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
96
96
96
96
96
121
163
217
258
311
370
391
383
367
375
391
378
322
315
302
254
248
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:18PM1.46m
1:49AM0.88m
2:41PM1.44m
3:35AM0.90m
4:03PM1.46m
Low Tide
6:13AM0.38m
8:33PM0.47m
7:35AM0.44m
10:00PM0.40m
9:07AM0.43m
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Temp °C
17
19
20
20
19
18
19
18
19
20
21
21
19
19
19
19
19
21
23
21
20
20
Feels °C
17
17
18
19
18
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
18
18
18
19
20
21
20
19
21
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