Southport Main Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.98° S 153.43° E

Southport Main Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Southport Main Beach sea temperature is
21.4°C
1.1° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 4AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm October 25). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (26 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (26 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sun night, calm by Wed morning).

Sun
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
NE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.9
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
E
7
0.9
ESE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
381
416
346
268
198
169
83
79
67
55
57
46
51
29
29
27
25
37
Wind (km/h)
30
N
30
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
N
10
NW
25
S
20
S
15
S
10
S
15
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
NE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
7:18PM1.37m
7:52AM1.58m
7:59PM1.34m
8:33AM1.66m
8:41PM1.28m
Low Tide
1:23AM0.11m
2:03PM0.23m
1:58AM0.10m
2:51PM0.24m
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thunderstorm
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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1
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Temp °C
22
22
21
21
21
23
26
25
25
21
20
19
20
22
21
21
20
20
Feels °C
20
20
20
21
21
23
26
24
27
20
19
19
20
21
20
20
20
20
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