Southport Main Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.98° S 153.43° E

Southport Main Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Southport Main Beach sea temperature is
21.5°C
0.8° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 5PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (22 Oct)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (22 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 56mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
E
7
1.6
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
288
265
251
218
215
265
167
160
160
160
159
283
393
459
429
244
320
329
214
247
245
232
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
20
N
20
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:26AM1.06m
5:15PM1.34m
6:02AM1.20m
5:57PM1.37m
6:37AM1.33m
6:38PM1.38m
Low Tide
10:59AM0.44m
11:48PM0.23m
11:47AM0.37m
00:18AM0.18m
12:32PM0.30m
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heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
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 mm
5
7
11
5
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
4
4
3
3
1
1
1
1
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Temp °C
20
19
19
19
20
20
19
20
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
22
22
21
20
20
Feels °C
18
16
17
18
19
19
19
20
18
20
19
19
18
19
20
21
20
22
21
19
18
18
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