
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Southport Main Beach today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 2PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Southport Main Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed morning, fresh winds from the S by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 7 | 7 | 51 | 169 | 261 | 267 | 280 | 225 | 316 | 400 | 456 | 486 | 403 | 316 | 262 | 187 | 203 | 228 | 183 | 269 | 345 | 364 | 402 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:51AM1.17m | 9:16PM1.85m | 9:39AM1.20m | 10:00PM1.78m | 10:26AM1.21m | 10:43PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:30PM0.17m | 3:54AM0.20m | 3:20PM0.20m | 4:38AM0.20m | 4:10PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||||
6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | |
— | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | 5:08 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | E 10 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 7 | E 6 | — | S 17 | — | ESE 9 |
1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 225 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 86 | 69 | 8 | 49 | — | 5 | — | 402 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 4 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 |
— | 4 | 7 | 51 | 169 | 261 | 267 | 280 | 13 | 316 | 400 | 456 | 486 | 403 | 316 | 262 | 187 | 203 | 228 | 183 | 269 | 345 | 364 | 20 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 298 | 284 | 411 | 64 | 18 | 284 | 18 | 18 | 298 | 298 | 490 | 863 | 24 | 181 | 181 | 24 | 24 | 411 | 411 | 572 | 344 | 386 | 18 | 298 |
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