Southport Main Beach surf break

Southport Main Beach surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Saturday 07 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
25.9° 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 7PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm February 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Feb)--
Afternoon (07 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (07 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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

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Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1
ENE
Period(s) (?)666667777777777778888877
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)474951535669656260737074747493116104137169164240256203114
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
E
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
E
10
E
5
SE
5
E
5
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononcross-
on
glassononononononcross-
on
glasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:42AM
1.30
12:28AM
1.24
12:17PM
1.17
1:20AM
1.21
12:57PM
1.05
2:24AM
1.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:07PM
0.35
6:29AM
0.58
6:45PM
0.39
7:32AM
0.67
7:29PM
0.44
8:57AM
0.71
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Sunrise------5:22-------5:22-------5:24-
Sunset-6:37-------6:37-------6:36------
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------------111-
Temp. °C252423222223242525252423232324262626242424242526
Feels °C (?)242323222325242524242424252627272725262626262930
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