Southport Main Beach surf break

Southport Main Beach surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 24 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
26.2° 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 2AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (25 Mar)7ft (2.2m)11s
Evening (25 Mar)7ft (2.2m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tue
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
3
4
4
3
3
1
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
E
2
E
1.9
ESE
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.9
E
2
E
2.2
E
2.2
E
2.2
E
2.1
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)9910101010111112121212111111111111111010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)69072168166961470190011581310131011661066930804707545595507392312164164130130
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
NNW
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
35
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:42AM
1.56
1:01PM
1.05
1:58AM
1.52
2:34PM
0.99
3:27AM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:49PM
0.43
7:35AM
0.58
6:57PM
0.51
9:14AM
0.57
8:22PM
0.54
10:36AM
0.51
Tue
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise----5:50-------5:52-------5:52---
Sunset-------5:52-------5:51-------5:50
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222221212125252524232121212527262424232221273025
Feels °C (?)202019202024232425252323232626252424232120242719
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