Southport Main Beach surf break

Southport Main Beach surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 11 Jul 2025 AEST
Forecast 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
21.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Southport Main Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 10AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (11 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (11 Jul)2ft (0.6m)14s

Table - waves today at Southport Main Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
SSE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SE
1.6
SSE
1.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SSE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
Period(s) (?)1110101014141414141413131313131312111212121216161612121213131212121212121212121212121212126789101010101091111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)939088861011141161671691731591551141231361221341571321341571742262331751291161031069579797877777578754543383840445176974473637359404040352317171720
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
15
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
ENE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
10
SSW
30
W
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NE
0
NNW
5
W
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassoncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:29AM
1.06
8:51PM
1.72
9:09AM
1.09
9:28PM
1.74
9:49AM
1.13
10:07PM
1.72
10:32AM
1.17
10:47PM
1.66
11:17AM
1.21
11:30PM
1.58
12:07PM
1.24
12:16AM
1.46
1:03PM
1.28
1:09AM
1.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:53AM
0.31
2:00PM
0.26
3:29AM
0.28
2:41PM
0.25
4:06AM
0.26
3:24PM
0.26
4:43AM
0.25
4:09PM
0.29
5:22AM
0.26
5:00PM
0.34
6:04AM
0.27
5:58PM
0.40
6:49AM
0.29
7:04PM
0.47
7:40AM
0.31
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Sunrise--6:37-------6:37-------6:37-------6:35-------6:35-------6:35-------6:35-------6:35-
Sunset-----5:05-------5:06-------5:06-------5:07-------5:07-------5:07-------5:07------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131211131617161514131314171816151514141618181716131211151820181615141417191917151413131517161514141313151718171716141417
Feels °C (?)8781014141413111010121515131212111215161514139861013171512111091215161111111091013121212121011141617161716121216
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