Southport Main Beach surf break

Southport Main Beach surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 21 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
24.9° C
(Which is 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 4PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (21 Apr)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (21 Apr)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
2
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.5
SE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.3
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
2.4
SSE
2.3
SSE
1.1
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
2
SSE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
Period(s) (?)1111111111111011101010101010910131212121181111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3323323325151565143212833613082703302602601077937231585522527573497499347347
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
25
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
25
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:52AM
1.19
11:29PM
1.71
11:53AM
1.10
12:32AM
1.64
1:07PM
1.03
1:42AM
1.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:11AM
0.42
4:37PM
0.38
6:19AM
0.48
5:35PM
0.47
7:38AM
0.51
6:47PM
0.54
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
Sunrise6:05-------6:05-------6:07-------
Sunset---5:22-------5:22-------5:21----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C172123212019181717212221191918181721232219191818
Feels °C (?)131718161616161514171716151515151416181615151516
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