Southport Main Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.98° S 153.43° E

Southport Main Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Southport Main Beach sea temperature is
22.3°C
0.5° 

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 (02 Nov):

  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 12AM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm November 01). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)--
Afternoon (02 Nov)--
Evening (02 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 20°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Tue night, calm by Wed morning).

Sun
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNE
5
1.1
N
5
1.2
N
5
1.2
N
6
0.3
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
E
7
0.7
NNE
5
1
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
6
0.4
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
66
78
85
6
19
26
25
20
19
18
18
19
27
23
56
113
18
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
S
15
ESE
15
E
20
ESE
10
ESE
10
S
5
S
5
SSW
5
NW
10
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:50AM0.92m
2:17PM1.47m
3:22AM0.98m
3:31PM1.42m
Low Tide
8:18PM0.40m
7:25AM0.47m
9:30PM0.35m
8:54AM0.48m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
clear
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6
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Temp °C
22
21
20
20
20
22
23
22
21
21
20
20
21
24
24
21
20
21
Feels °C
21
22
21
22
22
22
23
21
22
23
22
22
24
26
23
19
18
19
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