Southport Main Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s take a look at what’s going on for Southport Main Beach over the next couple of weeks. It’s a pretty grim run, I’m not gonna sugarcoat it. We’re starting out with a real flat spell, so don’t even bother waxing up for a while.

The first day we can even talk about is Thursday, September 10th, and it’s a poor one. The beach is exposed to a SE swell, but we’ve got a strong cross-onshore wind from the SSE at 22 mph tearing it up. The swell is a messy 7 ft at 10 seconds from the SE, but the energy is only moderate (738). The water’s sitting at 69°, which is about normal for this time of year, but the conditions are just lumpy and poor. That’s a write-off.

Friday the 11th has a bit of size in the morning – 8 ft from the SE at 9 seconds – but it’s cross-shore wind and a moderate chop, with a moderate energy (1027). The afternoon drops to 5 ft but the wind goes cross-onshore again. Really nothing to get excited about, and the ratings are all zero.

The whole stretch from Saturday the 12th right through to Monday the 21st of September is a total flat spell with tiny, weak, wind-affected slop. Swell heights barely crawl above 3 ft, periods are short (5-7 seconds), and the combined energy is weak (values like 38, 30, 23). The wind is either cross or cross-onshore, just making it choppy and messy. There’s a gap of about nine days where there’s absolutely no recommendation.

The first real glimmer of something happens on Monday, September 21st, in the morning. We get a jump in size to 5 ft from the SSE at 9 seconds, with a strong moderate energy (677). The wind is cross-shore from the north at 12 mph, so it’s a bit lumpy but there’s some push. It’s still just a marginal call, and it's only a 1 out of 10. Not a standout.

After that, it’s back to tiny, weak conditions all the way through to the end of the forecast. The only other note is on Friday, September 25th. The morning has a clean offshore wind from the WSW at 16 mph, but the swell is tiny at 2 ft from the E. The afternoon sees a long-period swell show up – 3 ft from the E at 12 seconds (227 energy) – with a clean cross-offshore wind. That’s a tease, but it’s too small to ride.

So, the honest truth is there’s no standout session here. The one day with the most size (Friday 11th morning) is blown out, and the rest is a flat, wind-affected mess. This kind of blank run is more normal for the area, I’m afraid. We’ll have to wait for the next change.

Stay patient,
Rusty

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