Southport Main Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.98° S 153.43° E

Southport Main Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Southport Main Beach sea temperature is
20.5°C
0.4° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 5PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (26 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (26 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
E
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.3
SSE
7
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
101
91
91
94
101
91
91
76
73
64
87
85
100
142
163
90
70
70
52
52
54
63
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
10
NNE
5
NW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
5
S
15
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
7:06AM1.03m
7:17PM1.54m
7:40AM1.11m
7:50PM1.57m
8:13AM1.20m
8:23PM1.58m
Low Tide
12:39PM0.26m
1:48AM0.20m
1:18PM0.21m
2:16AM0.15m
1:55PM0.18m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:29
5:30
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
20
24
22
20
17
16
16
19
20
19
17
17
17
17
17
19
20
19
18
17
Feels °C
17
18
19
22
21
17
14
13
13
15
16
15
14
15
15
15
16
18
17
16
17
17
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