Southport Main Beach surf break

Southport Main Beach surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 AEST
Forecast 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
24.7° 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 6PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)--
Afternoon (22 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (22 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
1
0
2
0
1
0
0
1
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
2.4
SSE
2.4
SSE
1.1
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
2.5
SSE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
2.5
SE
0.9
ESE
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
2.4
SE
1.5
SE
1.5
SE
1.5
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.9
ESE
Period(s) (?)10101010910131212111111111111101111101010778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)324362362105593823158551417226225531511204156214031181496496486148132186263434
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
30
SE
35
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:53AM
1.10
12:32AM
1.64
1:07PM
1.03
1:42AM
1.57
2:36PM
1.03
2:59AM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:35PM
0.47
7:38AM
0.51
6:47PM
0.54
8:58AM
0.50
8:12PM
0.58
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunrise------6:07-------6:07-------6:07-
Sunset-5:22-------5:21-------5:20------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
----------121--1121222--
Temp. °C232220191817172123212020201919202121202020202122
Feels °C (?)181615151413141618161516161515151617161616161616
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