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Southport Main Beach Surf Forecast
/ QLD – Gold Coast (23 breaks) / Queensland (74 breaks) /
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Southport Main Beach surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 24 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
23.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Southport Main Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 2PM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 2.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Southport Main Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun morning, light winds from the ESE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wed 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | |
3962 | 3491 | 2827 | 2388 | 2015 | 1866 | 925 | 883 | 883 | 990 | 1027 | 1027 | 1023 | 944 | 978 | 995 | 995 | 993 | 993 | 1027 | 1045 | 1045 | 1174 | 1194 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 3:30PM1.16m | 3:25AM1.38m | 4:32PM1.25m | 4:23AM1.31m | 5:22PM1.34m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:20AM0.40m | 9:11PM0.58m | 10:08AM0.38m | 10:22PM0.56m | 10:50AM0.35m | 11:23PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 |
 | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | 4:59 |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
 kJ | 1979 | 1753 | 1474 | 1300 | 1142 | 1016 | 925 | 883 | 883 | 990 | 1027 | 1027 | 1023 | 944 | 978 | 995 | 995 | 993 | 993 | 1027 | 1045 | 1045 | 1174 | 1194 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 667 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3962 | 3491 | 2827 | 2388 | 2015 | 1866 | 788 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 24 | 24 | 8 | 13 | 10 |
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