Southport Main Beach surf break

Southport Main Beach surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Saturday 28 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 9AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am February 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (28 Feb)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (28 Feb)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
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 (?)
1.8
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.8
ESE
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.8
ESE
1.6
E
Period(s) (?)888888888888888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)418458408359324316287280227233203224273305309302394258252252246246406314
Wind
(km/h)
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
25
E
20
ESE
20
SE
20
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
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:08AM
1.67
6:34PM
1.16
6:57AM
1.73
7:20PM
1.25
7:41AM
1.75
8:01PM
1.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:13PM
0.39
12:48PM
0.37
12:13AM
0.31
1:30PM
0.29
1:04AM
0.25
2:07PM
0.24
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise--5:37-------5:37-------5:37-----
Sunset-----6:20-------6:19-------6:17--
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
3-------------111-1-11--
Temp. °C232323252525242324222425252524232323232524242423
Feels °C (?)212020212122212023212323232423222122222422222221
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