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Southport Main Beach Surf Forecast
/ QLD – Gold Coast (23 breaks) / Queensland (74 breaks) /
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Southport Main Beach surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 17 Sep 2025 AEST
How big are the waves at Southport Main Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Southport Main Beach at 5AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Southport Main Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
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 kJ (?) | 101 | 47 | 40 | 38 | 44 | 80 | 84 | 51 | 54 | 54 | 59 | 53 | 44 | 63 | 36 | 45 | 34 | 44 | 35 | 26 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 29 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:02AM 0.91 | 5:21PM 1.48 | 6:00AM 1.00 | 6:12PM 1.52 | 6:44AM 1.10 | 6:54PM 1.53 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:18PM 0.37 | 10:26AM 0.38 | 12:08AM 0.28 | 11:30AM 0.32 | 12:48AM 0.21 | 12:22PM 0.25 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 5:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 18 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for QLD - Gold Coast
Continuing clean conditions at Southport Main Beach (light winds from the N at Gold Coast Seaway 4 km from Southport Main Beach). 0.9m 6s windswell from the NE with a 0.3m 11s groundswell from the E and a 0.2m 9s swell from the SE. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
1 h 17 min ago
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