Southport Main Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.98° S 153.43° E

Southport Main Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Southport Main Beach sea temperature is
19.9° C
0.9° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 3AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 14). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (15 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (15 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
9
0.7
SE
6
1.6
SSE
8
0.7
SE
7
0.4
ENE
9
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
1
SE
6
1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1
SE
7
1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1
SE
6
1.1
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
37
283
44
31
42
39
40
61
72
103
109
102
88
83
85
73
91
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
25
SSE
30
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
9:37PM1.65m
10:01AM1.30m
10:15PM1.52m
10:43AM1.29m
Low Tide
4:01AM0.14m
3:54PM0.20m
4:37AM0.17m
4:40PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
 mm
1
2
1
3
Temp °C
17
16
16
16
16
18
19
17
17
16
15
14
15
17
19
19
17
17
Feels °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
12
12
12
10
9
11
12
13
14
13
11
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