Wave buoys close to Southport Main Beach, Australia

Lat Long: 27.98° S 153.43° E

Issued: 9 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Southport Main Beach sea temperature is

21.4°C

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

For each wave buoy we keep two record sets: an hour record and the long-range 6 hourly one.

Wave buoys nearest to Southport Main Beach:
1.	Gold Coast Buoy	last 18 hours, hourly	last 5 days, each 6hr	1mi
2.	Palm Beach Buoy	last 18 hours, hourly	last 5 days, each 6hr	9mi
3.	Tweed Heads Buoy	last 18 hours, hourly	last 5 days, each 6hr	17mi
4.	Brisbane Buoy	last 18 hours, hourly	last 5 days, each 6hr	36mi
5.	Byron Bay Waverider Buoy	last 18 hours, hourly	last 5 days, each 6hr	64mi

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Wave buoys close to Southport Main Beach, Australia

Wave buoys nearest to Southport Main Beach: