Southport Main Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.98° S 153.43° E

Southport Main Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Southport Main Beach sea temperature is
21.1° C
0.1° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 11AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (12 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (12 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
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)
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
E
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
204
180
176
141
133
102
86
64
64
63
60
33
32
32
20
18
11
10
8
10
10
8
8
8
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
0
NW
5
NE
10
ENE
10
NNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
ESE
10
SE
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:02AM1.08m
6:49PM1.74m
7:05AM1.10m
7:41PM1.82m
8:01AM1.14m
8:30PM1.86m
Low Tide
00:31AM0.43m
11:49AM0.25m
1:29AM0.34m
12:45PM0.21m
2:21AM0.26m
1:39PM0.18m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:06
5:07
 mm
Temp °C
16
14
15
17
21
22
20
18
16
15
14
17
18
19
18
16
15
14
15
17
20
20
17
16
Feels °C
14
12
12
14
17
18
16
14
12
12
12
17
17
17
15
14
12
11
12
14
17
17
15
14
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