Southport Main Beach surf break

Southport Main Beach surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 25 Nov 2025 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
23.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Southport Main Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 2PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am November 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Nov)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (25 Nov)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (25 Nov)3ft (0.9m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Fri
28
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
1.6
N
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)10101010101010101111111111106101010101010101111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)172167167162162164133141146184181184184141184130130100100969698110112
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
15
N
20
N
25
N
20
N
15
NNW
5
E
15
NE
15
WNW
20
NW
15
N
15
NNW
25
N
25
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
N
20
NNW
20
NNE
20
N
10
NW
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:20AM
1.53
11:44PM
0.91
12:04PM
1.49
12:40AM
0.91
12:54PM
1.44
1:42AM
0.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:19AM
0.37
6:16PM
0.41
5:05AM
0.44
7:07PM
0.41
6:03AM
0.49
7:59PM
0.40
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Fri
28
Sunrise4:41-------4:41-------4:41-------
Sunset---6:22-------6:23-------6:23----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------11----1------3----
Temp. °C242628272625242323242527252524242427302625252424
Feels °C (?)272728272726272525252729252525262527302727282725
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