Southport Main Beach surf break

Southport Main Beach surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 07 Apr 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
25.5° 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 10PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)--
Afternoon (07 Apr)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (07 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
0.9
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
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
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)9999999991010101010999991010101313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)168136164133130130102102106117117120122120139136139142118133141128171290
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NW
5
NNW
0
NNW
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
N
5
N
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglassglasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:17AM
1.05
12:00AM
1.42
12:05PM
0.97
12:51AM
1.37
1:08PM
0.92
1:50AM
1.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:06PM
0.46
6:46AM
0.61
5:49PM
0.53
7:58AM
0.62
6:47PM
0.60
9:13AM
0.60
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise------5:58-------5:58-------6:00-
Sunset-5:37-------5:37-------5:36------
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C262423232221202526252323222222242524232222212224
Feels °C (?)242223242322202525242325242525252524242424232424
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