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Southport Main Beach surf break

Southport Main Beach surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 26 Dec 2025 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 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 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm December 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Dec)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (27 Dec)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (27 Dec)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Fri
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SE
1.2
SE
1.5
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.3
SE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.6
SE
1
S
1.3
SSE
0.8
E
1.1
ESE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
2.5
SSE
1.2
SE
1.4
SE
1.6
SE
Period(s) (?)666777777771010776910101091099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)83105172226227149263244191139255183315701171543803983653091070262335396
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
S
20
S
25
SSE
40
SE
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
30
SSE
40
SE
40
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:01AM
1.12
1:07PM
1.42
2:01AM
1.19
2:02PM
1.33
3:09AM
1.28
3:05PM
1.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:03PM
0.35
6:44AM
0.50
7:51PM
0.35
7:56AM
0.54
8:43PM
0.34
9:17AM
0.56
Fri
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Sunrise----4:48-------4:50-------4:50---
Sunset-------6:44-------6:44-------6:44
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
22111-------------------
Temp. °C222120212122222222212019202223232221201820232424
Feels °C (?)201816171718181819181817171816161515151316181717
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