Southport Main Beach surf break

Southport Main Beach surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 08 Apr 2026 AEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
25.4° 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 3AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (09 Apr)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (09 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wed
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.3
E
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
Period(s) (?)1010101099999101010131313131312121212131414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)117120122120140139136142139167141130176219219367431530482519522599604700
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNW
5
NW
5
W
5
W
5
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
N
10
N
5
NW
10
NW
10
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
N
30
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:51AM
1.37
1:08PM
0.92
1:50AM
1.35
2:28PM
0.91
2:54AM
1.36
3:51PM
0.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:49PM
0.53
7:58AM
0.62
6:47PM
0.60
9:13AM
0.60
7:59PM
0.63
10:12AM
0.55
Wed
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise----5:58-------6:00-------6:00---
Sunset-------5:36-------5:34-------5:32
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C242323222224252423222222222425242322222120242726
Feels °C (?)252426252526262424232324232424222221222019222524
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