Southport Main Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.98° S 153.43° E

Issued: 9 am 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Southport Main Beach sea temperature is
21.9° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (20 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 1PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am June 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (20 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (20 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tue
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
149
149
114
114
112
106
75
108
73
102
102
74
50
73
71
70
47
45
28
28
27
27
27
27
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
N
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
W
10
WSW
10
S
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
S
5
SW
0
WSW
5
S
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
12:36PM1.13m
00:45AM1.49m
1:38PM1.14m
1:36AM1.35m
2:44PM1.18m
2:30AM1.23m
Low Tide
6:46AM0.33m
6:18PM0.48m
7:37AM0.35m
7:25PM0.55m
8:26AM0.36m
8:38PM0.60m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:58
4:59
4:59
 mm
3
1
Temp °C
18
19
22
23
21
19
18
18
17
18
19
19
17
16
16
16
15
14
15
16
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
17
17
20
22
21
19
18
17
16
17
17
17
14
14
14
14
13
13
15
16
16
14
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
Energy kJ
149
149
114
114
112
106
75
108
73
102
102
74
50
73
71
70
47
45
28
28
27
27
27
27
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.1
S
11
0.6
NE
6
0.5
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.1
S
10
0.3
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.3
NE
6
0.4
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.2
ESE
3
0.3
NE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
SSE
5
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
7
0.4
NE
6
Energy kJ
17
19
19
2
19
14
14
2
4
9
3
3
5
5
2
1
5
3
2
7
7
10
7
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
SSE
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
S
11
0.2
SSE
4
0.3
NE
7
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
SE
10
0.2
E
6
0.1
SE
10
Energy kJ
2
5
5
2
2
2
7
2
6
6
14
2
2
5
2
2
8
2
2
4
3
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
5
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
S
4
0.2
SSE
3
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
5
0.2
SSE
4
0.4
SE
5
0.5
SE
6
Energy kJ
18
3
3
6
22
17
9
1
13
10
11
2
5
15
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
13
18
24
13
10
8
13
3
16
13
1
1
3
16
8
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
1
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
6
8
8
7
6
8
6
6
5
5
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