Southport Main Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.98° S 153.43° E

Southport Main Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Southport Main Beach sea temperature is
22.3°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 (02 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 1PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am November 02). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (02 Nov)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (02 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thu
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
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
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
5
0.5
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.9
NE
6
0.9
ESE
4
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.9
NNE
5
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
20
38
25
19
19
19
19
19
27
18
50
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
31
32
43
33
33
33
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
10
SE
5
S
10
SSE
0
NW
5
WSW
15
NNE
30
NNE
15
ESE
15
NE
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
SE
20
ENE
5
NE
5
NW
10
W
15
W
15
W
Wind State
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:17PM1.47m
3:22AM0.98m
3:31PM1.42m
4:35AM1.09m
4:36PM1.39m
5:29AM1.22m
Low Tide
7:25AM0.47m
9:30PM0.35m
8:54AM0.48m
10:26PM0.30m
10:13AM0.44m
11:12PM0.24m
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
heavy rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
21
23
23
23
21
21
20
20
21
23
25
19
20
20
18
18
21
27
27
24
22
22
21
21
23
Feels °C
24
23
23
23
22
23
21
23
23
24
23
19
20
20
17
17
20
24
26
23
24
25
22
20
21
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