Southport Main Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.98° S 153.43° E

Southport Main Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Southport Main Beach sea temperature is
20.3° 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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 8AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (03 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (03 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
10
0.5
SE
13
0.7
SE
10
0.8
SE
11
0.8
SE
11
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ESE
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
82
84
96
134
140
127
122
102
98
67
65
31
26
16
20
34
56
80
127
120
106
97
64
62
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
E
10
ENE
5
NE
5
N
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
0
NE
15
E
10
ESE
0
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
10:38PM1.51m
11:10AM1.25m
11:16PM1.41m
11:56AM1.28m
11:59PM1.29m
12:50PM1.30m
Low Tide
5:03AM0.23m
4:59PM0.36m
5:40AM0.26m
5:54PM0.43m
6:22AM0.29m
7:01PM0.51m
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:17
5:17
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
16
17
18
18
17
17
16
16
15
17
19
18
18
17
17
15
15
18
21
19
18
18
Feels °C
15
13
15
16
16
16
15
16
14
14
13
15
16
15
17
15
15
13
13
16
20
16
17
18
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