Southport Main Beach surf break

Southport Main Beach surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 03 Apr 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
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 7AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (03 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (03 Apr)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
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 (?)
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.4
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.5
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
SE
1.3
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
SE
1.3
ESE
2.2
SE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
E
1.7
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.4
E
1.3
E
Period(s) (?)77777777776777777999991010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)126104104102123198143142210229177141180205204159436300283269451553361319
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
15
S
20
S
25
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:57AM
1.42
9:23PM
1.56
9:29AM
1.33
9:59PM
1.55
10:02AM
1.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:55AM
0.30
2:59PM
0.24
3:34AM
0.35
3:28PM
0.27
4:14AM
0.42
3:58PM
0.32
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Sunrise--5:56-------5:56-------5:56-----
Sunset-----5:42-------5:40-------5:39--
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
clear
Rain (mm)
----11----------11---11-
Temp. °C212121232324232222222223242422212121202223222221
Feels °C (?)212120212122212020191920201919191918181919181817
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