Southport Main Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.98° S 153.43° E

Southport Main Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Southport Main Beach sea temperature is
21.7°C
0.5° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 9AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (19 Oct)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (19 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
1
1
0
1
0
0
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.9
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.5
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
199
208
247
366
277
272
383
257
257
251
247
247
247
247
377
295
295
422
428
295
437
485
485
473
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
2:21AM0.78m
2:37PM1.25m
3:48AM0.84m
3:37PM1.27m
4:45AM0.94m
4:30PM1.30m
Low Tide
7:41AM0.54m
10:01PM0.41m
8:58AM0.54m
10:42PM0.35m
10:04AM0.50m
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
cloud
light rain
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5:55
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 mm
1
2
4
6
4
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1
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1
1
2
2
3
4
2
1
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Temp °C
18
18
18
18
18
19
18
18
17
17
17
18
19
19
18
18
18
17
18
19
20
20
20
19
Feels °C
16
16
16
16
16
17
16
16
16
16
15
16
18
18
18
19
18
17
18
19
21
21
21
20
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