Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Southport Main Beach today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 1AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 2.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Southport Main Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon night, calm by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2194 | 1999 | 1734 | 1522 | 1230 | 1111 | 618 | 524 | 612 | 492 | 425 | 382 | 373 | 320 | 320 | 313 | 270 | 264 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:49AM1.21m | 1:53PM1.18m | 1:34AM1.08m | 3:00PM1.20m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:52PM0.52m | 7:25AM0.34m | 8:01PM0.59m | 8:11AM0.36m | 9:24PM0.63m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 1250 | 1248 | 1130 | 914 | 786 | 711 | 618 | 524 | 502 | 492 | 425 | 382 | 373 | 320 | 320 | 313 | 270 | 264 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 12 | — | SSE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | 20 | 33 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 158 | 86 | 185 | 193 | 197 | 218 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 21 | SSE 10 | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 20 | — | 35 | 32 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2194 | 1999 | 1734 | 1522 | 1230 | 1111 | — | — | 612 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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