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Southport Main Beach surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia
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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
23.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Southport Main Beach today (29 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 9AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Southport Main Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri morning, light winds from the W by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
367 | 296 | 244 | 244 | 239 | 198 | 198 | 202 | 200 | 196 | 159 | 159 | 123 | 123 | 121 | 92 | 92 | 94 | 94 | 92 | 90 | 89 | 65 | 64 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:41AM1.17m | 7:22PM1.59m | 7:21AM1.15m | 7:59PM1.64m | 8:00AM1.12m | 8:35PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:01AM0.46m | 12:36PM0.27m | 1:44AM0.44m | 1:09PM0.26m | 2:26AM0.42m | 1:44PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | |
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Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 |
11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
367 | 296 | 244 | 244 | 239 | 198 | 198 | 202 | 200 | 196 | 159 | 159 | 123 | 123 | 121 | 92 | 92 | 94 | 94 | 92 | 90 | 89 | 65 | 64 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | S 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSW 4 | NW 5 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
13 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NNE 10 | S 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | SE 6 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NNW 9 | N 9 | — | SW 7 | SSW 10 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 2 | WSW 3 |
8 | 13 | 27 | 35 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 7 | — | 9 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
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