Southport Main Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, ol' Rusty here. Let's have a good hard look at what's comin' our way for Southport Main Beach.

To be brutally honest, the next week or so is a bit of a mixed bag. We're gonna have to sit through a fair bit of junk before we see anything decent. Let’s break it down.

We kick off Saturday the 22nd and Sunday the 23rd with small, weak waves. It’s ankle-snappers at best with a combined energy of only 58 to 70 – real weak stuff. The wind is all over the place, won't be any fun.

Monday the 24th is more of the same, just a little bit more energy pushin' in, but it's still poor surf conditions with the wind onshore. Nothing to get excited about.

Now, Tuesday the 25th looks like a little teaser. The morning sees the wind go glassy, and we get a pulse of 3ft swell from the ENE. The combined energy jumps to 226 (moderate). That's worth a paddle out for the early session. The afternoon gets a bit messy, so make it a dawn patrol.

Wednesday the 26th and Thursday the 27th are a mixed story. Wednesday stays small and clean in the morning with that cross-offshore flow, but the real standout is Thursday morning the 27th. The wind drops to glassy again with 4ft of ENE groundswell pushin' through. The combined energy is 258 (moderate) and conditions will be clean and lined up. That’s your top pick for the first week, boys and girls. The water temp is about average for this time of year, nothing too wild.

Friday the 28th and Saturday the 29th follow a similar pattern. Saturday morning the 29th is the clear winner with glassy conditions and a punchy 5ft swell (combined energy 245). It's not huge, but clean.

We hit a bit of a dead patch from Sunday the 30th through Monday the 1st of September. Sunday is a write-off with fresh onshore winds and rain. Monday the 31st sees the swell jump to 7ft, but it's comin' with heavy rain and 19 mph onshore wind. For the experienced crew, there might be some heavy, blown-out lumps, but the rest of us will want to sit that one out.

Tuesday the 1st of September afternoon is a glimmer of hope. The wind goes glassy again, with 4ft of ENE swell. The energy reading is 284 (moderate), and it gets the nod for a good session.

Then we get a real kicker on the horizon. Wednesday morning the 2nd of September looks proper. The swell jumps to 6ft from the East with a much longer period of 11 seconds. The combined energy rockets up to 1075 (strong). This is groundswell, folks. It'll have some weight and push. The wind is a gentle cross-shore, so it should be clean. This is your biggest, most powerful window in the whole outlook, but it's still a week and a half away, so keep an eye on it. The afternoon on the 2nd gets wrecked by a 25 mph cross-onshore, so don't sleep in.

The tail end of the outlook from the 3rd to the 6th of September looks average at best, with messy winds and rain spoiling the fun. There's a big pulse of 7ft from the South on the 5th, but it's comin' with a cross-onshore wind and a "marginal" rating – that one’s for the experts on a big blowout day.

So, to sum it up: Thursday morning the 27th is your safest bet for a good, clean session. Wednesday morning the 2nd of September is the most powerful swell of the run, a real standout if the winds hold. Keep those fingers crossed.

Rusty.

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