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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 Thursday 20 Nov 2025 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
23.1° 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: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm November 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (21 Nov)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (21 Nov)4ft (1.2m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)101212121212121112111111111111111110101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7369137139280278314367373303344284284284229279223216208162162159159159
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
S
10
E
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
E
5
SE
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		glassononcross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:09PM
1.10
8:48AM
1.58
8:47PM
1.06
9:24AM
1.59
9:27PM
1.01
10:00AM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:59AM
0.17
3:14PM
0.36
2:31AM
0.20
3:56PM
0.37
3:04AM
0.25
Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Sunrise----4:43-------4:43-------4:43---
Sunset-------6:20-------6:20-------6:21
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------1-1---------------
Temp. °C232322222325242422212121222423232322222222242324
Feels °C (?)242524252627242422212121222322232423242424262325
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