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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 Saturday 18 Apr 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
25.3° 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 3PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (18 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (18 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Southport Main Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 15 | 26 | 93 | 60 | 55 | 94 | 453 | 396 | 122 | 142 | 117 | 166 | 147 | 145 | 480 | 540 | 628 | 194 | 202 | 338 | 341 | 308 | 885 | 288 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:27AM 1.48 | 8:56PM 1.76 | 9:11AM 1.40 | 9:42PM 1.79 | 9:59AM 1.30 | 10:33PM 1.77 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:25PM 0.23 | 3:16AM 0.31 | 3:04PM 0.26 | 4:10AM 0.36 | 3:48PM 0.31 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tue 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 5:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:23 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
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