Southport Main Beach surf break

Southport Main Beach surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 26 Feb 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
26.5° 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 5AM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 1.8m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm February 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Feb)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (27 Feb)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (27 Feb)6ft (1.9m)8s

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
01
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
ESE
2.3
E
2.1
E
2.2
E
2.2
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
Period(s) (?)888888888888888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)748736593650655438439428477466470408368355355308308300294256229253305347
Wind
(km/h)
35
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:11PM
1.00
5:06AM
1.58
5:36PM
1.06
6:08AM
1.67
6:34PM
1.16
6:57AM
1.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:58PM
0.46
11:57AM
0.46
11:13PM
0.39
12:48PM
0.37
12:13AM
0.31
1:30PM
0.29
Thu
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Sunrise----5:35-------5:37-------5:37---
Sunset-------6:21-------6:20-------6:19
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
1223244532-------1----11
Temp. °C242323232324242424232323232425252424232222242425
Feels °C (?)212122222223232222202020192021212122212020222223
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