Southport Main Beach surf break

Southport Main Beach surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Saturday 28 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
26.0° 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 9AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (28 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (28 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
1
S
0.9
SSE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
1.4
SSE
0.6
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
E
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
0.5
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.1
SE
0.5
E
Period(s) (?)10101077151414141011111011111111111111105119
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7068798691107103102103356921197029825864729276753287328645
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:45AM
1.56
5:28PM
1.13
5:44AM
1.60
6:18PM
1.25
6:32AM
1.62
6:59PM
1.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:34AM
0.42
11:04PM
0.45
12:18PM
0.35
12:02AM
0.37
12:56PM
0.29
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise--5:52-------5:54-------5:54-----
Sunset-----5:49-------5:47-------5:46--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161616202122212019191922232322212122212224242322
Feels °C (?)121312171819191917171720191920192020201919202020
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