Southport Main Beach surf break

Southport Main Beach surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 27 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?

The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 11PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)--
Afternoon (27 May)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (27 May)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
1
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.7
E
12
1.7
E
12
1.7
E
12
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
942
911
800
786
773
734
688
588
577
507
442
434
367
347
290
284
284
239
198
202
164
159
125
125
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
15
N
35
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:06PM1.44m
6:00AM1.21m
6:45PM1.52m
6:41AM1.17m
7:22PM1.59m
7:21AM1.15m
Low Tide
11:27AM0.32m
00:15AM0.49m
12:02PM0.29m
1:01AM0.46m
12:36PM0.27m
1:44AM0.44m
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part cloud
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clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:28
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4:59
4:59
4:59
4:59
1
2
2
1
3
17
8
4
1
Temp °C
21
20
20
21
21
21
20
21
19
18
19
18
16
14
15
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
17
19
22
21
20
22
23
23
22
21
15
18
19
17
12
10
11
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.7
E
12
1.7
E
12
1.7
E
12
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
Energy kJ
942
911
800
786
773
734
688
588
577
507
442
434
367
347
290
284
284
239
198
202
164
159
125
125
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
8
0.1
S
10
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.7
NNE
5
0.6
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NNE
6
0.2
S
8
0.1
NE
9
0.2
N
5
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
10
Energy kJ
3
2
4
4
29
20
12
17
12
8
8
9
8
5
3
2
3
3
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
8
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
8
0.1
NE
9
Energy kJ
3
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
6
6
5
1
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
3
1.1
NNW
5
0.8
NNE
6
0.9
N
6
0.4
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.7
NW
4
0.8
WNW
4
0.8
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
4
0.6
W
4
0.5
W
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
Energy kJ
2
52
42
50
2
5
12
18
20
29
24
10
5
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
18
10
13
24
13
1
0
1
101
0
0
0
1
1
1
14
29
14
29
8
3
4
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
9
9
7
9
6
6
6
6
9
8
9
8
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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