Surf Forecasts:
Southport Main Beach surf forecast from 6 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 7 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period, SSE swell with cross-shore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 8 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period, SSE swell with 3,298 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 7 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with SSE 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 Tuesday (Jul 07) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 3.5m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 2.1m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be cross-shore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Southport Main Beach in the next 16 days are 3.5m 12s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 08) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 4s period and expected on Monday (Jul 13) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Tue 7th Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Tue 7th Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Wed 8th Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Southport Main Beach over the next 16 days.
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Righto, let’s have a look at what’s headed our way for Southport Main Beach over the next couple of weeks.
Honestly, it’s a pretty bleak start. We’ve got a solid chunk of nothing worth paddling out for. Monday and Tuesday are both a write-off with messy, cross-shore winds and poor surf. Wednesday the 8th throws a big one at us – 12ft of SSE swell with a moderate cross-shore, but that’s way too much for this beach break, so it’s an expert-only zone if you’re game. The combined energy is strong (3399). After that, it drops right back into the doldrums, with a long stretch of flat, tiny, or poor-quality waves from the 9th through to the 20th. There are a few days with glassy or clean conditions, like Saturday the 11th morning and Sunday the 12th, but the swell is just too small – around 3ft – to get excited about.
The real standout, if you can call it that, is a bit of a tease. Saturday the 11th morning has a glassy 3ft SE swell, with a period of 10 seconds, and the wind is dead calm. It’s the cleanest we’ll see for a while, but the wave energy is weak (183). It’s surfable, but frankly, it’s very ordinary. The water temperature is 71°F, which is pretty much average for this time of year, so no surprises there.
The long-range outlook into the second week is just as quiet. A few days with tiny, clean offshore conditions on the 20th and 21st, but we’re talking knee-high at best, with combined energy barely cracking 100. There’s nothing to get keen on. For a stretch this long with hardly a decent wave, it’s a tough one for Southport. The setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing on the bigger, windier days.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 |
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 kJ | 373 | 542 | 1591 | 432 | 735 | 3298 | 2592 | 2171 | 1682 | 408 | 298 | 356 | 255 | 836 | 258 | 145 | 121 | 242 | 183 | 146 | 65 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 12:32PM1.16m | 00:33AM1.39m | 1:26PM1.21m | 1:23AM1.29m | 2:27PM1.28m | 2:21AM1.19m | 3:36PM1.37m | 3:30AM1.12m | 4:46PM1.49m | 4:48AM1.08m | 5:51PM1.62m | 6:02AM1.08m | 6:49PM1.74m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:16PM0.50m | 7:12AM0.34m | 7:21PM0.56m | 7:59AM0.35m | 8:38PM0.59m | 8:52AM0.35m | 10:03PM0.57m | 9:50AM0.33m | 11:23PM0.51m | 10:50AM0.30m | 00:31AM0.43m | 11:49AM0.25m | 1:29AM0.34m | ||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
 | — | 5:02 | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 18 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 13 | SE 9 | SE 10 | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 144 | 125 | 542 | 432 | — | 1027 | 807 | 792 | 593 | 408 | 298 | 356 | 255 | 310 | 258 | 145 | 99 | 242 | 183 | 146 | 65 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | NE 9 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 14 | — | — | ESE 14 | ESE 12 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | N 4 |
| kJ | 30 | 3 | 78 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 81 | — | — | 38 | 121 | 99 | 57 | 39 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 3 | SE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 373 | 542 | 1591 | 3 | 735 | 3298 | 2592 | 2171 | 1682 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 836 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 863 | 792 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 18 | 24 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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