Surf Forecasts:
Southport Main Beach surf forecast from 5 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 5 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period, NNE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 11 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period, SSE swell with 893 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 5 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNE 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 Saturday (Sep 05) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 5s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 5s. Another secondary swell of 0.3m and 10s 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 2.4m 9s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 11) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 6s period and expected on Sunday (Sep 06) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Sat 5th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 5s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Sat 5th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 5s |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Fri 11th Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Southport Main Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right, let’s have a look at what’s on the table. To be straight with you, the next 16 days are a bit of a washout for Southport Main Beach. We’ve got a solid gap here – from now right through until Tuesday the 17th of September, there’s nothing worth paddling out for. It’s a long, flat, or messy run. The few little bumps we see are either tiny, walled-off by onshore junk, or just have no push. The water temp is sitting at 69°, which is pretty much normal for this time of year – no surprises there.
Come Thursday the 17th morning, things perk up a touch. We get a 3ft swell out of the SE, with a period around 11 seconds. The combined energy is 369 (moderate) and the wind is offshore out of the NW, so it’ll be clean. The call is “marginal” though, so it’s not a classic. Still, that’s the first real chance in over a week.
The real standout – and the only one I’d circle on the calendar – is Friday the 18th. It’s still not perfect, but it’s the best we've got. The swell is 4ft from the SE, but here’s the kicker: the period is 15 seconds. That’s proper long-period groundswell, meaning it’ll have real energy and shape. The combined energy is 776 (strong). However, the wind is a light cross-shore from the north, so it’s clean enough but not glassy. This is better suited to a point or reef than a beach break, but it’s still the pick of the fortnight. The water is about average temp still.
After that, it drops off again quickly into the second week with messy onshores and cross-shore junk, nothing to shout about.
So, bottom line: don’t hold your breath for the next week and a half. Keep an eye on the morning of the 18th for that clean, long-period SE groundswell. It’s not a world-beater, but it’s the only game in town.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the E by Mon night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 6 | E 10 | N 6 | SE 6 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | SE 5 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 15 | 77 | 17 | 141 | 52 | 32 | 53 | 50 | 16 | 41 | 113 | 147 | 148 | 79 | 173 | 382 | 893 | 90 | 169 | 271 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:57PM1.41m | 3:25AM0.88m | 4:23PM1.48m | 5:01AM0.94m | 5:31PM1.56m | 6:05AM1.05m | 6:25PM1.63m | 6:54AM1.16m | 7:12PM1.65m | 7:37AM1.27m | 7:53PM1.64m | 8:17AM1.34m | 8:32PM1.57m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:10PM0.48m | 9:14AM0.39m | 11:24PM0.38m | 10:35AM0.34m | 00:17AM0.27m | 11:41AM0.26m | 1:00AM0.19m | 12:37PM0.18m | 1:39AM0.13m | 1:26PM0.13m | 2:14AM0.09m | 2:11PM0.11m | 2:48AM0.09m | ||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
 | — | 5:34 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | 5:36 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 28 | 29 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 25 | 27 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | ESE 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 8 | E 10 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | ESE 7 | SE 15 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 23 | 25 | 42 | 16 | 15 | 53 | 50 | 9 | 16 | 14 | 147 | 148 | 79 | 12 | 12 | 266 | 90 | 35 | 63 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | SE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | NE 8 | NE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 15 | E 15 | E 9 | SE 11 | E 8 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 32 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 5 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | NE 8 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | E 9 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 10 | E 7 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | S 23 | E 15 | SE 15 | E 14 | E 8 |
| kJ | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 11 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NW 2 | N 6 | SE 6 | — | ESE 5 | — | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 10 | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | S 3 | SE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | — | 13 | 77 | 2 | 141 | 52 | — | 12 | — | 9 | 41 | 113 | — | — | — | 173 | 382 | 893 | 3 | 169 | 271 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 77 | 284 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 24 | 20 | 24 | 10 | 24 | 162 | 10 | 24 | 24 | 10 | 64 | 783 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 13 |
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