Southport Main Beach surf break

Southport Main Beach surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 26 Mar 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
26.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Southport Main Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 4AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm March 26). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (27 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (27 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thu
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
SE
1
SSE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.6
E
1
SE
1.1
SE
Period(s) (?)11111110101010101010101010101010101491414101111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5245173372651671351331009896706867676765711281851029370220298
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
35
W
30
W
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:27AM
1.52
4:18PM
1.03
4:45AM
1.56
5:28PM
1.13
5:44AM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:22PM
0.54
10:36AM
0.51
9:51PM
0.52
11:34AM
0.42
11:04PM
0.45
12:18PM
0.35
Thu
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Sunrise----5:52-------5:52-------5:54---
Sunset-------5:50-------5:49-------5:47
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242424232227272721191716162021212120201919222323
Feels °C (?)242424212023212015131313141818181918191818192020
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