Southport Main Beach surf break

Southport Main Beach surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 31 May 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
23.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Southport Main Beach today (31 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 6PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 31). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 May)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (31 May)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (31 May)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wed
3
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
94
94
68
65
65
65
62
43
42
42
41
41
39
38
37
24
24
25
25
24
24
40
42
43
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:00AM1.12m
8:35PM1.66m
8:40AM1.10m
9:11PM1.67m
9:21AM1.07m
9:48PM1.66m
Low Tide
1:44PM0.27m
3:07AM0.40m
2:19PM0.29m
3:48AM0.40m
2:55PM0.33m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:28
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:58
4:58
4:58
Temp °C
14
18
21
20
18
16
15
14
14
16
18
18
17
16
14
13
12
16
20
20
20
18
16
15
11
14
17
16
14
11
11
11
11
14
16
16
15
14
11
9
7
11
14
15
16
13
12
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.6
NNE
5
0.7
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
Energy kJ
94
94
68
65
65
65
62
43
42
42
41
41
39
38
37
24
24
25
25
24
24
22
37
45
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
Energy kJ
10
9
9
19
18
19
18
18
18
18
18
21
20
10
11
5
5
7
7
4
4
40
42
43
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
SE
6
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
3
3
1
3
3
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
8
3
3
5
5
5
4
4
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
2
0.2
WNW
3
0.3
WSW
2
0.3
WSW
2
0.3
WSW
2
0.2
WSW
2
0.2
WSW
4
0.3
NW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.6
N
3
0.8
N
4
0.5
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
7
20
5
4
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
10
0
0
0
0
0
24
0
3
3
13
13
77
62
62
62
62
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
5
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
9
5
5
5
8
5
6
4
5
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