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Southport Main Beach surf break

Southport Main Beach surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Saturday 14 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
26.8° 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 12PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am February 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Feb)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (14 Feb)6ft (1.8m)7s
Evening (14 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM
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
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
2.5
SE
1.7
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
2.1
ESE
2.1
ESE
2.1
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.7
E
1.9
ESE
Period(s) (?)777777777777778888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)277244278286297290278271263286294264272662356488508569578617552488374395
Wind
(km/h)
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
40
SE
35
SE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SE
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		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:24AM
1.50
6:38PM
1.03
7:01AM
1.59
7:17PM
1.11
7:35AM
1.66
7:52PM
1.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:24PM
0.42
1:02PM
0.44
12:10AM
0.37
1:34PM
0.37
12:52AM
0.31
2:05PM
0.31
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Sunrise--5:26-------5:28-------5:28-----
Sunset-----6:31-------6:31-------6:30--
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232323232323232323222019191919192020202122242423
Feels °C (?)202019181819191819181514151515151616161718202020
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