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Southport Swimming Enclosure

Gold Coast City, Queensland, Australia

Southport Swimming Enclosure 1 photo

  • 50 Marine Parade, Southport, Queensland, Australia

    50 Marine Parade, Southport, Queensland, Australia. Chris Olszewski, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:59 pm
6 am
3.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Poor
7 am
3.3
8 km/h5 mph wind, Poor
8 am
3.5
4 km/h2 mph wind, Poor
9 am
3.7
8 km/h5 mph wind, Poor
10 am
3.6
9 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
11 am
3.7
10 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
3.6
14 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
3.4
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
Now
3.6
14 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.6
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.6
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
3.7
14 km/h9 mph wind, Poor

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
23°C73°F
Water
22°C71°F
Wind
148 km/hmph NE
Gusts
3823 km/hmph
Waves
1.6 m5 ft
UV
7 high
Tide
rising
Rain
96%
Sunset
5:59 pm
Today
3.1Poor6 am74
3.3Poor7 am85
3.5Poor8 am42
3.7Poor9 am85
3.6Poor10 am96
3.7Poor11 am106
3.6Poor12 pm148
3.4Poor1 pm1610
3.6PoorNow148
3.6Poor3 pm1811
3.6Poor4 pm1610
3.7Poor5 pm149
Sat
3.7Poor6 am85
2.6Poor7 am21
3.8Poor8 am42
3.8Poor9 am85
3.7Poor10 am85
3.7Poor11 am117
3.4Poor12 pm1610
3.5Poor1 pm149
3.5Poor2 pm149
3.4Poor3 pm1710
3.4Poor4 pm159
3.4Poor5 pm127
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 5 pm, 0.9 m. Low at 12 am, -0.5 m. High at 6 am, 0.8 m. Low at 12 pm, -0.4 mHigh 5 pm, 0.9 m3 ftLow 12 am, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 6 am, 0.8 m3 ftLow 12 pm, -0.4 m1 ftNow8 pm2 am8 am2 pm
  • High 5 pm, 0.9 m3 ft
  • Low 12 am, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 6 am, 0.8 m3 ft
  • Low 12 pm, -0.4 m1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun3.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 93%
  • Mon6.7 GoodBest 10 am to 4 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 69%
  • Tue9.0 ExcellentBest 5 am to 2 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 19%
  • Wed7.6 GreatBest 5 am to 11 amWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 35%
  • Thu7.8 GreatBest 5 am to 7 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 20%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms60 m190 ft away
  • Drinking waterWithin 500 m0.3 mi
  • Parking22 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 200 m660 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink94 within 1 km0.6 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
420 m0.3 mi
Nearest town
3.9 km2.4 miGold Coast (city)
Nearest airport
7 km4 miSouthport Flying Club (SHQ)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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