Southport Main Beach surf break

Southport Main Beach surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Sunday 12 Apr 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
25.9° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Southport Main Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 5AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (13 Apr)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (13 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


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Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
4
2
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
Period(s) (?)141414141414141414131313131212121212121211111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8941002101410141028104210429057366005064213392601981521441031039994656464
Wind
(km/h)
0
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
15
SE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
5
E
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:51PM
1.07
4:51AM
1.44
5:35PM
1.19
5:37AM
1.49
6:13PM
1.33
6:21AM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:20PM
0.57
11:31AM
0.42
11:15PM
0.50
12:05PM
0.36
12:04AM
0.42
12:38PM
0.30
Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise----6:01-------6:01-------6:03---
Sunset-------5:30-------5:30-------5:29
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C232119191921222221201919192122222121201918212323
Feels °C (?)231914171819202019181717171920202021211918212120
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