Beach forecast for Southport
Today, Thursday, October 29, 2026 · local time (GMT+10) · Queensland, Australia Today, Thu, Oct 29 · GMT+10- Swimming
- Calm · 1.7 ft
- Water
- 73 °F · nice
- Max UV
- 10 · SPF 50
- Low tide
- 3:41 am and 5:03 pm
Today, Thursday, October 29, it's a good beach day in Southport (8/10). The best hours are from 7:00 am to 12:00 pm: sunshine, beach weather, little wind, a calm sea and water at 73 °F, though with rain and very high UV. The best day this week is Wednesday, November 4, at 10/10.
Beach forecast for the next 7 days
| Day | Rating | Best hours | Swimming | Water | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 8Good beach day | 7:00 am–12:00 pm | Calm · 1.7 ft | 73 °F | 10 |
| Fri 30 | 7Good beach day | 10:00 am–3:00 pm4:00–6:00 pm | Calm · 2.1 ft | 73 °F | 9 |
| Sat 31 | 5Fair beach day | 3:00–6:00 pm9:00 am–2:00 pm | Calm · 2.1 ft | 73 °F | 8 |
| Sun 1 | 7Good beach day | 6:00–11:00 am | Calm · 1.8 ft | 73 °F | 11 |
| Mon 2 | 9Perfect beach day | 8:00 am–12:00 pm | Calm · 2.2 ft | 73 °F | 10 |
| Tue 3 | 5Fair beach day | 4:00–6:00 pm | Calm · 1.6 ft | 74 °F | — |
| Wed 4 | 10Perfect beach day | 6:00–10:00 am4:00–6:00 pm | Calm · 1.8 ft | 74 °F | — |
Each rating comes from sun, temperature, rain, wind, waves, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide.
Today in detail
9 good hours- Sunny
- Feels like 81 °F: beach weather
- Onshore breeze (5 mph)
- Calm for swimming: 1.7 ft waves
- Water at 73 °F (nice)
- Rain (0.01 in)
Today, hour by hour
- Swimming Calm · 1.7 ft
1.7 ft waves: calm for swimming. Low rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
- Water 73 °F
Nice for swimming.
- Sun & sunscreen UV 10 · SPF 50
Max UV 10 (very high): SPF 50 sunscreen, reapplied every 2 hours. Seek shade 10:00 am–1:00 pm (very high UV).
- Wind 10 mph
Onshore breeze (10 mph).
- Tide & sand 5:03 pm
Low tide at 3:41 am and 5:03 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide at 10:21 am and 10:33 pm.
The best window, 7:00 am to 12:00 pm, brings sunshine, beach weather, little wind, a calm sea and water at 73 °F, though with rain and very high UV.
We don't have data on jellyfish, sargassum or beach closures: ask the lifeguard or check with the local beach authority.
Today, hour by hour
| Time | Rating | Sky | Feels like | Wind | Waves | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6:00 am | 7 | Clear sky | 66 °F | 4 mph | 1.7 ft | 1 |
| 7:00 am | 8 | Clear sky | 70 °F | 4 mph | 1.7 ft | 2 |
| 8:00 am | 7 | Clear sky | 73 °F | 4 mph | 1.7 ft | 4 |
| 9:00 am | 8 | Clear sky | 77 °F | 4 mph | 1.7 ft | 7 |
| 10:00 am | 8 | Clear sky | 80 °F | 5 mph | 1.7 ft | 9 |
| 11:00 am | 9 | Light drizzle | 81 °F | 5 mph | 1.6 ft | 10 |
| 12:00 pm | 7 | Light drizzle | 80 °F | 7 mph | 1.6 ft | 9 |
| 1:00 pm | 5 | Light drizzle | 78 °F | 9 mph | 1.6 ft | 7 |
| 2:00 pm | 5 | Light drizzle | 75 °F | 10 mph | 1.6 ft | 4 |
| 3:00 pm | 5 | Light drizzle | 73 °F | 9 mph | 1.6 ft | 2 |
| 4:00 pm | 8 | Light drizzle | 71 °F | 9 mph | 1.7 ft | 1 |
| 5:00 pm | 6 | Mainly clear | 69 °F | 8 mph | 1.8 ft | 0 |
Beach hours only: from one hour after sunrise to half an hour before sunset.
Beaches near Southport
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- Broadwater Beach 1.2 mi · E
- Restrooms
- Parking
- Southport Swimming Enclosure 1.2 mi · E
- Restrooms
- Parking
- Ian Dipple Lagoon 2.0 mi · N
- Restrooms
- Showers
- Parking
- The Spit Beach 2.2 mi · NE
- Lifeguard
- Restrooms
- Showers
- Parking
- Narrowneck Beach 2.3 mi · SE
- Lifeguard
- Restrooms
- Showers
- Parking
- Surfers Paradise Beach 2.9 mi · SE
- Lifeguard
- Restrooms
- Showers
- Parking
- Broadbeach Beach 4.3 mi · SE
- Lifeguard
- Restrooms
- Showers
- Parking
- Kurrawa Beach 5.0 mi · SE
- Lifeguard
- Restrooms
- Showers
- Parking
Named beaches within 6.2 mi, nearest first. Amenities from OpenStreetMap: some may be missing or out of date. View on OpenStreetMap · Add or fix on OpenStreetMap
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How we rate a beach day
We rate every beach hour from 0 to 10 with simple, fixed rules:
- Adds: sunshine (up to 3 points, fewer with more clouds), warmth (up to 4, from the feels-like temperature; ideal between 81 °F and 91 °F), a calm sea (1), water at 70 °F or warmer (1; from 64 °F, half) and low or mid tide (1: more sand). Anything without data is left out and the rest is scaled to 10.
- Takes away: cold (feels-like below 64 °F, 1 to 4 points), rain (half a point if likely, up to 6 if it rains; thunderstorms, 8), wind from force 4, about 12 mph (1 to 6 points; half a point more if offshore, which blows inflatables out to sea, or onshore, which churns the water), waves (1 to swim with care, 4 if dangerous, 1 more for high rip current risk), very high UV (half a point; extreme, 1), water below 59 °F (1) and spring high tides (1: little sand left).
- Swimming: calm, use care (waves from 2.6 ft, or long swell) or dangerous (from 6.6 ft, or 4.9 ft with a long period), based on how much of the wave reaches this shore given the way it faces. In the U.S., today's and tomorrow's rip current risk comes from the National Weather Service surf zone forecast when it issues one; otherwise we estimate it from the waves.
- Best windows: runs of 2 to 5 hours rated 4 or more and close to the best hour, at least one hour apart.
- Day rating: the average of the best window; a 2-hour window keeps 85% of it and a 3-hour window 95%.
Today, in the best window: sun 3 of 3, warmth 2.8 of 4, calm sea 1 of 1, water 1 of 1 and tide 0.2 of 1; minus UV 0.2.
It's a guide, not a guarantee: weather changes and every beach is different. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
Questions about the beach in Southport
Is it a beach day in Southport today?
A good beach day: 8/10. Best from 7:00 am to 12:00 pm, with sunshine, beach weather, little wind, a calm sea and water at 73 °F, though with rain and very high UV.
What are the swimming conditions in Southport today?
1.7 ft waves: calm for swimming. Low rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
How warm is the water in Southport?
About 73 °F today: nice. That's the sea surface temperature offshore; it can differ a little at the shoreline.
How much sun protection do I need in Southport today?
UV reaches 10 (very high): SPF 50 sunscreen, sunglasses and a hat, and seek shade from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm.
When is low tide in Southport?
Today low tide is at 3:41 am and 5:03 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide is at 10:21 am and 10:33 pm.
What about tomorrow? Will it be a beach day in Southport?
Tomorrow, Friday, October 30: a good beach day (7/10), best from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm.
What beaches are near Southport?
Broadwater Beach (1.2 mi), Southport Swimming Enclosure (1.2 mi), Ian Dipple Lagoon (2.0 mi), The Spit Beach (2.2 mi) and Narrowneck Beach (2.3 mi). See below for amenities and water quality.
Are there jellyfish or sargassum today?
We don't know: there's no open data on jellyfish, sargassum or closures for each beach. Ask the lifeguard, check the flags or the local beach authority's website.
How is the rating worked out?
From the hourly forecast: sun and clouds, feels-like temperature, rain, wind (and whether it blows onshore or offshore), waves and their period, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide. Each factor adds or takes away a fixed number of points and the rating sums them up out of 10.
More about Southport today
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Our own calculation, using the Open-Meteo forecast (ECMWF, NOAA GFS, Météo-France, Copernicus Marine and CAMS, CC BY 4.0), the tide from Southport (Gold Coast, TICON-4) and the sun from astronomy-engine. Slackwater database (https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database). Source: Hart-Davis, M., Dettmering, D., Seitz, F. (2025), TICON-4: TIdal CONstants based on GESLA-4 sea-level records, SEANOE, https://doi.org/10.17882/109129. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Modified: see https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database#modifications-to-source-data