Surf Forecasts:
Southport Main Beach surf forecast from 25 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 27 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 2 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period, SSE swell with 543 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 27 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Southport Main Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Southport Main Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 27) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Southport Main Beach in the next 16 days are 1.7m 10s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 02) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 01) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Mon 27th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Mon 27th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Sun 2nd Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Southport Main Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s look at what’s on offer for Southport Main Beach over the next couple of weeks.
Honestly, it’s a tough stretch. For the first nine days, the surf is just flat and gutless, with poor conditions. You’re looking at tiny, weak 0.7ft to 1ft slop from the SE with the combined wave energy barely getting into double digits (60-97), and when it does push a little higher the wind is onshore or cross-shore and choppy. There’s a real dry spell here with no decent surf to speak of right through to the end of the first week of August. It’s frustrating, but that’s how it goes sometimes.
There’s a slight flicker on the morning of Tuesday, August 4th. The swell bumps up to 3ft from the ESE with an 11-second period, but with a light cross-onshore breeze it’s only called “marginal” and scores a 1 out of 10. Not worth getting out of bed for, really. Then on Wednesday the 5th, the morning goes glassy with a clean 2ft ESE swell, but it’s still very ordinary.
The real standout, and the only window I’d get excited about, lands on Monday, August 10th. Early morning it goes glassy with a clean 5ft swell out of the south, period around 8 seconds, and the combined energy jumps to 378 – that’s moderate and punchy. Winds are light from the west, glassy conditions, and the call is “expect good surf conditions” with a score of 2. That is easily the best on offer across the whole forecast. For a beginner-friendly beach break like Southport Main Beach, 5ft is a good working size – not too big, not too small. Just keep in mind that with a shorter period and exposed beach, it could be a bit crumbly and close together, but with clean conditions it’ll be fun. Crowds are possible here, so if you can, get in early.
Other than that one morning, the rest of the 16 days is a write-off. There’s a spike of bigger swell on Friday the 7th (5ft from the SSE with 327 energy), but it’s cross-shore with a cross-chop and called “poor surf conditions”. That one is just messy and not worth your time.
So, to sum it up: if you want to paddle out, your only real shot is the morning of Monday, August 10th. Mark it. Everything else is flat, windy, or ordinary. It’s a long wait, but that Monday glass-off could deliver.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 40 | 41 | 39 | 29 | 27 | 14 | 23 | 13 | 27 | 25 | 17 | 18 | 26 | 61 | 18 | 27 | 42 | 52 | 45 | 79 | 522 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:37PM1.48m | 6:45AM0.94m | 7:14PM1.55m | 7:27AM1.00m | 7:48PM1.60m | 8:06AM1.05m | 8:22PM1.64m | 8:41AM1.10m | 8:55PM1.65m | 9:17AM1.14m | 9:28PM1.63m | 9:52AM1.18m | 10:02PM1.59m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:33AM0.32m | 1:16AM0.40m | 12:18PM0.29m | 1:51AM0.33m | 12:59PM0.26m | 2:24AM0.27m | 1:38PM0.23m | 2:56AM0.22m | 2:16PM0.22m | 3:27AM0.20m | 2:53PM0.23m | 3:58AM0.19m | 3:32PM0.25m | ||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
 | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ESE 6 | E 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 7 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 18 | 41 | 39 | 29 | 27 | 11 | 23 | 12 | 27 | 25 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 16 | 42 | 42 | 40 | 9 | 42 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | ESE 15 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 40 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 13 | E 12 | E 7 | SSE 10 | E 7 | E 5 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 12 | ESE 13 | E 7 | SE 11 | SE 10 | E 12 | E 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 18 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 40 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 61 | 17 | 15 | 36 | 52 | 45 | 79 | 522 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 24 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 76 | 3 | 13 | 153 | 148 | 64 | 24 | 3 | 13 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 24 |
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