Southport Main Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Hey, Rusty here. Let’s talk about Southport Main Beach in feet and miles per hour, because that’s how we do it sometimes.

The next week and a half is pretty quiet. Starting Monday July 27, we got ankle-slappers around 1ft from the SE, energy is weak at 45, and winds are cross-on from the SE at 6 mph, choppy. Tuesday the 28th stays small and messy. Wednesday the 29th, the morning goes offshore with a light west wind at 6 mph, and by afternoon it goes glassy – clean as a whistle – but the swell is still only 2ft with a short period of 6 seconds, so there’s not much push. Thursday the 30th has more wind picking up to 16 mph and the waves get lumpy. Friday the 31st and into the weekend, it’s all cross-wind slop with tiny surf and no energy to speak of. There’s a big gap of days with nothing worth recommending.

Then, Tuesday August 4, early morning goes dead calm, glassy, with a 3ft wave out of the ENE. Energy is 99. It’s tiny, but if you want to just sit on a board and feel the ocean, that’s your window. Crowds can show up sometimes.

Now the one to really get ready for is Tuesday August 11. Early morning, we get a 6ft east swell with a 10-second period, strong energy at 710, and a light NW cross-offshore wind at 6 mph. That means clean, groomed waves. By afternoon, it bumps up to 7ft, energy jumps to 816, wind shifts to WNW at 9 mph, still cross-off. This is a solid groundswell, so the waves will have some punch. Period isn’t super long, so it should work well on this exposed beach. For beginners, 6ft is pushing it – this is for the experienced crowd. The swell direction is east-southeast which matches the optimum here, so expect some good shape. This is the best stretch of the whole outlook.

Water temp is about 69°, right on average for this time of year.

So, rough waiting game for the first week and a half, maybe a glassy little session on August 4, then lock in Tuesday August 11 for the real deal.

Rusty.

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