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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 9 am Thursday 02 Apr 2026 AESTForecast 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
25.8° 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 4PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 02). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (02 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (02 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Southport Main Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 228 | 222 | 156 | 156 | 156 | 176 | 126 | 106 | 106 | 102 | 123 | 147 | 142 | 138 | 181 | 191 | 229 | 171 | 209 | 186 | 103 | 185 | 466 | 478 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:24AM 1.50 | 8:48PM 1.55 | 8:57AM 1.42 | 9:23PM 1.56 | 9:29AM 1.33 | 9:59PM 1.55 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:30PM 0.23 | 2:55AM 0.30 | 2:59PM 0.24 | 3:34AM 0.35 | 3:28PM 0.27 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | Saturday 04 | Sun 05 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:40 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
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