Southport Main Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s take a look at what’s coming down the pipe for the next couple of weeks.

It’s a pretty grim start for Southport Main Beach. For the first few days, we’re looking at a whole lot of nothing. The swell is tiny, the wind is all wrong, and the energy is just not there. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so at least you won’t be freezing while you’re bobbing around waiting for a wave that isn’t coming.

We’ve got a long stretch of poor conditions from Friday the 28th of August through the weekend and into the start of the next week. The combined energy of all swells here is a weak 80 (on Friday morning) and it just doesn’t improve. It’s all cross-onshore wind, choppy, lumpy, and the swell is under 3ft. Not worth wetting the suit.

Come Wednesday the 2nd of September, there’s a glimmer. The morning sees a bit of a break from the rubbish with a light cross-offshore breeze from the NNW, making things clean. The swell is still small at 2ft from the east, and the period is a decent 10 seconds, which gives it a bit of shape. The combined energy is still low at 66, so it’s not going to be pumping, but for a beginner or someone desperate for a paddle, you could get a few crumbly ones. The crowds are “sometimes” an issue here, so on a clean morning like that, you might have a few mates out.

The only real standout that could be worth a look is almost two weeks away. On Monday the 7th of September, the weather models throw us a curveball. The morning shows a 8ft swell from the SSE, with a moderate combined energy of 1230. That’s proper size for this spot. However, the wind is light and cross-onshore, which will make it a bit bumpy, and the swell period is 9 seconds, so it’s a bit of a local wind swell. For a beginner, 8ft is too big, this is expert territory. The break is a beach, so with that size and direction, it’s going to be dumping hard and closing out. Honestly, with that angle and the wind, it might be more interesting for the kite crew than the paddle crew. Still, if you’re a solid surfer, you might find a few pits on the bank if you can get a good one.

After that, the outlook drops back down to flat, weak, and messy for the rest of the run. Not a classic forecast, but this area can be fickle, and forecasts can change. For now, the best bet is that clean Wednesday morning on the 2nd of September if you’re a learner, or that big Monday morning on the 7th of September if you’re a charger and you don’t mind a bit of chop.

Stay safe out there.

Rusty

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