
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Southport Main Beach today (06 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 12AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (06 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Southport Main Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wed 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
146 | 106 | 114 | 110 | 244 | 352 | 344 | 383 | 433 | 505 | 475 | 611 | 1721 | 1603 | 1576 | 480 | 576 | 735 | 852 | 2523 | 3130 | 2977 | 2730 | 2337 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:46AM1.12m | 11:50PM1.48m | 12:32PM1.16m | 00:33AM1.39m | 1:26PM1.21m | 1:23AM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:21PM0.45m | 6:30AM0.33m | 6:16PM0.50m | 7:12AM0.34m | 7:21PM0.56m | 7:59AM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | |
— | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | — | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
146 | 106 | 114 | 110 | 74 | 57 | 59 | 136 | 144 | 125 | 121 | 81 | 577 | 546 | 517 | 480 | 576 | — | 852 | 901 | 935 | 935 | 875 | 807 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | E 14 | E 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 15 | NE 9 | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | 34 | 35 | 65 | 64 | 65 | 62 | 33 | 3 | — | — | — | 76 | 75 | 76 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | — | NE 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 15 | SE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | — | 3 | 7 | 28 | 33 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SE 10 | SW 3 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
25 | 39 | 77 | 109 | 244 | 352 | 344 | 383 | 433 | 505 | 475 | 611 | 1721 | 1603 | 1576 | 4 | 6 | 735 | 1 | 2523 | 3130 | 2977 | 2730 | 2337 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 64 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 162 | 18 | 162 | 863 | 792 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
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