Surf-Forecast | Southport Main Beach Surf Guide

Lat Long: 27.98° S 153.43° E

Issued: 9 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Southport Main Beach sea temperature is

22.4°C

Southport Main Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Photo by: Milan Gruenfeld

Southport Main Beach Surf Guide

Southport Main Beach on the Gold Coast is an exposed beach break that has very consistent waves and works all around the year. The best wind direction is from the west. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the east southeast. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It's sometimes crowded here. Beware of - Rips / undertow - Shark protected.

Southport Main Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	3	very consistent	22.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Southport Main Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Southport Main Beach occur when a East-southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Southport Main Beach (for consistent clean waves)?

juneBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Southport Main Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of June. Clean surfable waves are typically found 34% of the time in June while 55% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 11% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

34%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

55%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

11%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Southport Main Beach Location Map

Interactive Southport Main Beach surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Southport Main Beach is Gold Coast Coolangatta Airport (OOL) in Australia, which is 22 km (14 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Southport Main Beach is Brisbane International Airport (BNE), also in Australia, 73 km (45 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Southport Main Beach Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 4 November 2026, 16:52 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 04
ft, °F	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM
Wave (m)	ENE	ENE	N	N
Period (s)	8	8	6	6
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

What does Southport Main Beach look like?

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Credit: Brendan Speed Credit: Milan Gruenfeld Credit: Milan Gruenfeld Credit: Milan Gruenfeld Credit: Milan Gruenfeld

Tides at Southport Main Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Gold Coast Seaway, Australia, 3 km from Southport Main Beach.

Next High Water: 05:29am | 1.22m

Next Low Water: 11:12pm | 0.24m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
low tide

Southport Main Beach Sea Temperature

A hot sunny day, feeling like 30.0 °C even after we account for wind, and warm water temperature (22.4 °C) too at Southport Main Beach. Surfers may need a thin summer wetsuit or at least a rash vest to block the UV. Otherwise, warm enough for just board shorts.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 22.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite