Southport Main Beach surf break

Southport Main Beach surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 26 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
26.6° 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 3PM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 1.7m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am February 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (26 Feb)7ft (2.1m)9s
Evening (26 Feb)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sun
01
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
E
1.7
E
2
E
2.2
E
2.3
ESE
2.2
E
2
E
1.9
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
Period(s) (?)999888888888888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)343440621708688659513470542501488427427520470373368345336345272263256263
Wind
(km/h)
25
SE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
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
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:11PM
1.00
5:06AM
1.58
5:36PM
1.06
6:08AM
1.67
6:34PM
1.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:48AM
0.56
9:58PM
0.46
11:57AM
0.46
11:13PM
0.39
12:48PM
0.37
12:13AM
0.31
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sun
01
Sunrise5:35-------5:35-------5:37-------
Sunset---6:22-------6:21-------6:20----
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
----123334432--------11-
Temp. °C242626252424232324242424242424232325252524232323
Feels °C (?)222221202022212123222222212020191921212121202121
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