Southport Main Beach surf break

Southport Main Beach surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 05 Mar 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
26.8° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than 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 12AM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 1.9m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm March 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Mar)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (06 Mar)8ft (2.4m)9s
Evening (06 Mar)7.5ft (2.3m)9s

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


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Thu
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
E
2.2
E
2.4
E
2.4
E
2.5
ENE
2.5
E
2.4
E
2.4
E
2.3
E
2.3
E
2.5
ENE
2.3
E
2
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.9
ESE
2.1
ESE
Period(s) (?)999999999999999998888877
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6568009821004101911111026992885874997865664642562554440411470424318366339415
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
20
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
40
SE
40
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:52PM
1.45
10:02AM
1.46
10:28PM
1.43
10:33AM
1.35
11:06PM
1.40
11:05AM
1.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:52AM
0.30
4:13PM
0.26
4:32AM
0.39
4:43PM
0.30
5:14AM
0.48
Thu
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Sunrise----5:41-------5:41-------5:41---
Sunset-------6:13-------6:12-------6:10
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242424242426262625252424252526252524242424262625
Feels °C (?)252525252526262625262424252425242423232322232221
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