Southport Main Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 27.98° S 153.43° E

Issued: 3 am 13 Sep 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 (13 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 8AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Sep)	3ft (0.9m)	6s
Afternoon (13 Sep)	2.5ft (0.8m)	6s
Evening (13 Sep)	2.5ft (0.7m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 13								Monday 14								Tuesday 15
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	NE 6	NE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	37	221	200	53	60	46	36	35	23	23	33	24	23	23	23	25	24	25	25	24	16	17	34	33
Wind (km/h)	SSE	S	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SSW	S	ESE	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	NNW	WNW	WNW	N	NNE	NNE	N	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide				9:34AM1.41m				9:43PM1.36m					10:12AM1.40m				10:16PM1.23m				10:52AM1.36m
Low Tide		3:20AM0.10m				3:37PM0.20m				3:51AM0.14m					4:20PM0.29m				4:22AM0.19m				5:05PM0.38m


	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—
mm	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	16	16	19	19	19	18	17	16	15	15	18	19	19	18	17	17	16	15	18	20	20	18	18
Feels °C	14	12	13	14	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	14	16	17	16	15	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 6	ESE 6	SE 10	SE 10	SE 11	SE 10	ESE 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	NE 6	NE 6
kJ	30	31	55	17	17	4	4	35	23	23	33	24	23	23	23	24	24	25	25	24	16	17	34	33
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 7	SSE 11	E 13	SE 20	E 8	E 11	SE 10	SE 7	SE 7	SE 10	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 11	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10
kJ	4	30	11	3	15	6	2	4	8	8	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	11	4	4	4	4	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 14	SE 10	E 14	SE 21	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 10	SE 10	SE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 16	E 10	SE 7	E 15	SE 7	E 15	E 15
kJ	4	4	4	17	4	3	3	2	4	4	8	2	2	2	2	2	2	5	2	2	4	2	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 6	—	—	—	—	NNE 3	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4
kJ	37	221	200	53	60	46	36	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25	—	—	—	—	3	8	21	26
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	10	10	10	24	24	24	24	24	13	13	3	24	24	147	180	1	14	13	13	29	153	153	153	10
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast	Snapper Rocks	Currumbin Point	Snapper Rocks	Snapper Rocks	Snapper Rocks	Snapper Rocks	Snapper Rocks	Snapper Rocks	Snapper Rocks	Snapper Rocks	Snapper Rocks	Snapper Rocks	Snapper Rocks			Tallebudgera	Tallebudgera	Tallebudgera	Tallebudgera	Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island				Miami State High School
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	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	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	4	4	2	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	9	9	9	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	6	6	6	8	5	5	5	5	5

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