Southport Main Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.98° S 153.43° E

Southport Main Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Southport Main Beach sea temperature is
20.0° 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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 8AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (20 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (20 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
120
91
346
178
187
187
160
155
130
104
104
82
77
61
38
59
62
63
63
65
69
71
97
97
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
0
ENE
10
SW
5
SW
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NW
10
W
10
WNW
15
NW
15
N
15
N
10
N
5
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
00:45AM0.95m
2:07PM1.18m
1:41AM0.84m
3:23PM1.20m
3:04AM0.79m
4:32PM1.25m
Low Tide
7:08AM0.37m
8:57PM0.61m
8:04AM0.41m
10:29PM0.58m
9:09AM0.42m
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:25
5:27
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
17
18
19
19
18
17
17
16
15
17
19
19
18
17
17
15
16
18
20
20
18
18
Feels °C
14
13
15
15
16
16
16
15
16
15
14
17
17
17
16
15
16
14
14
16
17
17
17
18
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