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Southport Main Beach Surf Forecast
/ QLD – Gold Coast (23 breaks) / Queensland (74 breaks) /
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Southport Main Beach surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 27 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Southport Main Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Southport Main Beach sea temperature is
23.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Southport Main Beach today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 12AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Southport Main Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
800 | 786 | 686 | 651 | 610 | 588 | 658 | 658 | 442 | 375 | 367 | 347 | 290 | 290 | 284 | 239 | 239 | 202 | 198 | 161 | 159 | 159 | 123 | 123 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 6:06PM1.44m | 6:00AM1.21m | 6:45PM1.52m | 6:41AM1.17m | 7:22PM1.59m | 7:21AM1.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:15AM0.49m | 12:02PM0.29m | 1:01AM0.46m | 12:36PM0.27m | 1:44AM0.44m | 1:09PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 |
3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 21 |
20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 800 | 786 | 686 | 651 | 610 | 588 | 658 | 658 | 442 | 375 | 367 | 347 | 290 | 290 | 284 | 239 | 239 | 202 | 198 | 161 | 159 | 159 | 123 | 123 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 8 | S 10 | NE 11 | NE 10 | N 5 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 85 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 9 | S 18 | S 9 | S 8 | — | NE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | — | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 91 | — | 21 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 10 | 13 | 24 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 29 | 14 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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