Southport Main Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 27.98° S 153.43° E

Issued: 3 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Southport Main Beach sea temperature is

20.9° C

Southport Main Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Southport Main Beach today (20 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 7AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	10s
Afternoon (20 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	10s
Evening (20 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Mon morning, calm by Wed morning).
	Monday 20								Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	1	2	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 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
Wave Graph
kJ	2767	2628	2249	1996	1652	1514	1348	1999	1781	1422	1230	1064	605	529	445	442	425	434	383	327	320	270	264	220
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	ENE	NE	NE	NW
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-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-on	glassy	cross-off
High Tide	00:07AM1.37m				12:55PM1.18m				00:49AM1.21m					1:53PM1.18m				1:34AM1.08m				3:00PM1.20m
Low Tide			6:42AM0.30m				6:52PM0.52m					7:25AM0.34m				8:01PM0.59m				8:11AM0.36m				9:24PM0.63m


	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—
mm	1	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	18	18	19	18	18	19	18	18	18	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	18	17
Feels °C	11	11	11	11	12	11	12	13	13	13	14	15	15	16	16	17	17	17	17	18	19	18	17	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	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	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1275	1153	980	786	697	605	529	445	434	425	434	383	327	320	270	264	220
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 12	SSE 11	ENE 10	ENE 10	SE 11	SSE 10	SE 11	ESE 9	ENE 10	E 9	ESE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11	23	33	57	5	33	4	161	263	59	154	16	16	17
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 14	S 14	E 12
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	18	20	20	35	32	18	17	17	16	4	4	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	—	—	—	ESE 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	2767	2628	2249	1996	1652	1514	1348	1999	1781	1422	1230	1064	—	—	—	442	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Scotts Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	Wategos NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	Greenmount QLD - Gold Coast	Greenmount QLD - Gold Coast	Greenmount QLD - Gold Coast	Greenmount QLD - Gold Coast	Greenmount QLD - Gold Coast	Greenmount QLD - Gold Coast	Tugun QLD - Gold Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Currumbin Point QLD - Gold Coast	Currumbin Point QLD - Gold Coast	Currumbin Point QLD - Gold Coast	Miami State High School QLD - Gold Coast	Nobby's Beach QLD - Gold Coast	Southport Main Beach QLD - Gold Coast	North Stradbroke-Cylinders QLD - Gold Coast	Southport Main Beach QLD - Gold Coast	Southport Main Beach QLD - Gold Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	344	298	162	162	162	76	76	24	24	24	24	24	24	20	13	18	18	18	10	8	0	64	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast								Greenmount	Snapper Rocks	Snapper Rocks	Snapper Rocks	Snapper Rocks	Snapper Rocks	Snapper Rocks	Burleigh Heads	Currumbin Point	Snapper Rocks	Snapper Rocks	Tugun	Snapper Rocks	Akkorokamui	North Stradbroke-Cylinders	Snapper Rocks	Tallebudgera
Rating (10 max)								2	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	7	7	6	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	7	6	5	5

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