Southport Main Beach surf break

Southport Main Beach surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 29 May 2026 AEST
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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 (29 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 9AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 May)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (29 May)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (29 May)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri morning, light winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
367
296
244
244
239
198
198
202
200
196
159
159
123
123
121
92
92
94
94
92
90
89
65
64
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
30
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
30
W
30
W
25
W
25
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
10
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
6:41AM1.17m
7:22PM1.59m
7:21AM1.15m
7:59PM1.64m
8:00AM1.12m
8:35PM1.66m
Low Tide
1:01AM0.46m
12:36PM0.27m
1:44AM0.44m
1:09PM0.26m
2:26AM0.42m
1:44PM0.27m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:59
4:58
Temp °C
15
15
16
17
19
19
19
18
17
16
15
18
21
22
18
17
16
15
14
19
21
20
18
16
11
10
10
11
14
14
15
14
14
13
12
14
17
20
14
13
12
11
10
15
17
16
14
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
Energy kJ
367
296
244
244
239
198
198
202
200
196
159
159
123
123
121
92
92
94
94
92
90
89
65
64
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
6
0.2
S
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.2
SSW
4
0.4
NW
5
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
Energy kJ
13
15
11
7
6
3
3
3
2
7
3
4
4
8
8
9
9
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
10
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.2
NNE
10
0.4
S
9
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
SE
6
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
Energy kJ
4
4
3
3
4
6
5
5
5
1
10
28
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
3
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
3
0.7
NW
4
0.9
NW
4
1
NW
4
0.9
NW
4
0.8
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.2
NNW
9
0.2
N
9
0.3
SW
7
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
WNW
4
0.3
W
2
0.4
WSW
3
Energy kJ
8
13
27
35
28
17
11
5
8
7
9
10
1
1
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1
39
39
39
14
14
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
7
7
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
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