Southport Main Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.98° S 153.43° E

Southport Main Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Southport Main Beach sea temperature is
20.4° C
0.4° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 4PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (08 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (08 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Mon morning).

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.9
E
8
1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
57
43
111
157
192
194
189
157
153
122
119
119
122
94
119
119
119
92
73
74
73
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
5
SSE
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
NNW
15
NNE
20
N
15
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
W
20
WNW
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:34PM1.48m
4:50AM0.96m
5:43PM1.60m
6:06AM1.02m
6:41PM1.70m
Low Tide
9:25AM0.35m
11:28PM0.46m
10:38AM0.31m
00:31AM0.35m
11:44AM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:20
5:21
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
16
17
18
17
17
15
15
15
17
19
19
18
18
17
17
16
20
21
17
15
14
Feels °C
11
15
14
16
15
17
14
14
15
17
17
16
16
15
14
14
14
16
18
13
10
10
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