Southport Main Beach surf break

Southport Main Beach surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 25 Feb 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
26.6° 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 2PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am February 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (25 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (25 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sat
28
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
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 (?)
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.8
E
1.7
E
2
E
2.2
ESE
2.2
ESE
1.8
E
2.3
ESE
2.2
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.8
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
2
E
2
E
1.8
E
Period(s) (?)888888999999888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)206244244235235240258270505439635708645438669599497422466466454503516418
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SSE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
30
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:24PM
1.02
3:44AM
1.49
4:11PM
1.00
5:06AM
1.58
5:36PM
1.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:09AM
0.62
8:33PM
0.48
10:48AM
0.56
9:58PM
0.46
11:57AM
0.46
11:13PM
0.39
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sat
28
Sunrise5:35-------5:35-------5:35-------
Sunset---6:22-------6:22-------6:21----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------123467541--
Temp. °C252626252423222224252625242424232423242424232324
Feels °C (?)252525242322222123212120202122212221222121202020
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