Surf Forecasts:
Southport Main Beach surf forecast from 8 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 10 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period, SSE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 8 Jul, 7PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period, SSE swell with 2,128 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 10 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 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 Friday (Jul 10) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.1m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 1.1m and 10s. Another secondary swell of 0.4m and 14s is also forecast. 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 3.0m 11s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 08) at 7PM. 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 Sunday (Jul 12) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Fri 10th Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Fri 10th Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Wed 8th Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Southport Main Beach over the next 16 days.
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what Southport Main Beach has in store over the next couple of weeks. Don't expect much; it's a bit of a slow patch overall.
The window starts on Wednesday, July 8th, but we're not getting in the water that day. A fresh 19 mph southerly is whipping up a lumpy cross-chop on a 6 ft SE swell, making for poor conditions. Thursday the 9th is pretty ordinary too, with a bigger, raw 8 ft swell on Thursday morning but still pinned by a strong south wind. This setup is messy and really only for the experienced crew, if anyone at all.
The real standout here is a small but clean window on Saturday, July 11th. Saturday morning shapes up as the best of the entire outlook. The swell drops to 3 ft from the SE, but the wind goes glassy out of the west at just 3 mph. It's small, but it will be clean and glassy – perfect for a beginner session or a longboard. The water temp is 71°, which is pretty average for this time of year.
Sunday the 12th is also rideable, with a clean 3 ft SE swell and a light offshore wind. It's not exciting, but it's better than what follows. After that, we hit a long, flat spell from Monday the 13th right through to about Friday the 17th. There is very little energy in the water, with combined swell energy dropping to just 10 (10ft?) in the middle of the week. A few tiny pulses show up around the 17th and 18th, but they're around 1 ft to 2 ft. Not worth paddling for unless you're desperate for a longboard cruise in clean conditions. The trend finally improves on Monday, July 20th with a small, short-period SSE pulse around 4 ft, but the onshore breeze messes that up.
So, to sum it up: mark your calendar for Saturday morning, July 11th. It's the only day with clean, glassy conditions and a little bit of rideable swell. The rest of the outlook is mostly a write-off, but forecasts can always change. Hang in there.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed morning, light winds from the SW by Fri night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 875 | 778 | 1745 | 1254 | 354 | 356 | 250 | 778 | 220 | 115 | 275 | 180 | 141 | 90 | 65 | 35 | 32 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | off |
High Tide | 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 | 7:05AM1.10m | 7:41PM1.82m | 8:01AM1.14m | 8:30PM1.86m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 12:45PM0.21m | 2:21AM0.26m | 1:39PM0.18m | 3:09AM0.22m | ||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
 | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | 5:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 615 | 453 | 354 | 356 | 250 | 265 | 220 | 115 | 275 | 180 | 141 | 90 | 65 | 35 | 32 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 14 | — | — | ESE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 79 | — | — | 101 | 273 | 84 | 40 | 25 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 10 | — | SE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | S 3 | — | — | SSE 10 | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | — | — | — | S 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 875 | 778 | 1745 | 1254 | 3 | — | — | 778 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 24 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 18 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 82 | 330 | 298 |
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