Southport Main Beach surf break

Southport Main Beach surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 27 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 (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 12AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (28 May)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (28 May)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri morning).

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
12
1.7
E
12
1.6
E
12
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
800
786
686
651
610
588
658
658
442
375
367
347
290
290
284
239
239
202
198
161
159
159
123
123
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
SE
5
ENE
5
NNW
5
NW
10
N
30
W
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
25
W
25
W
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:06PM1.44m
6:00AM1.21m
6:45PM1.52m
6:41AM1.17m
7:22PM1.59m
7:21AM1.15m
Low Tide
00:15AM0.49m
12:02PM0.29m
1:01AM0.46m
12:36PM0.27m
1:44AM0.44m
1:09PM0.26m
light rain
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
heavy rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:59
4:59
3
1
1
2
18
3
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
20
20
20
21
16
18
18
18
16
15
15
16
17
17
17
18
17
17
16
19
22
21
20
21
22
22
22
22
12
18
18
17
12
11
11
10
12
12
13
14
14
13
12
15
17
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
12
1.7
E
12
1.6
E
12
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
Energy kJ
800
786
686
651
610
588
658
658
442
375
367
347
290
290
284
239
239
202
198
161
159
159
123
123
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
8
0.1
S
10
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
1.2
N
5
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.2
N
7
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
Energy kJ
3
2
4
4
85
4
4
16
13
14
15
16
15
9
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
8
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.1
NE
9
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
Energy kJ
3
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
6
6
6
6
3
1
1
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NNE
5
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.4
NW
2
0.5
NW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.6
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.7
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.7
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
Energy kJ
91
21
22
2
4
3
10
14
9
11
9
11
4
2
1
3
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
18
10
13
24
13
1
0
1
101
0
0
0
1
1
1
14
29
14
29
8
3
4
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
9
9
7
9
6
6
6
6
9
8
9
8
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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