Mermaid Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Mermaid Beach on the Gold Coast is an exposed beach break that has quite reliable surf Ideal winds are from the west. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the best swell direction is from the east. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Beware of rips, obstacles, locals and sharks.

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Overall Mermaid Beach Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Mermaid Beach:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Nobby's Beach	1 mi
Second closest break	Miami State High School	1 mi
Third closest break	Broadbeach	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Burleigh Heads	3 mi
Fifth closest break	Surfers Paradise_1	3 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Mermaid Beach:
Closest wave buoy	W Hawaii Buoy	4479 mi
Second closest wave buoy	SW Hawaii Buoy	4520 mi
Third closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	4626 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	4680 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	N Hawaii 1 Buoy	5009 mi
Tide stations nearest to Mermaid Beach:
Closest tide station	Nerang River (Bundall), Australia	3 mi
Second closest tide station	Gold Coast Seaway, Australia	6 mi
Third closest tide station	Runaway Bay, Australia	9 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Point Danger, Australia	11 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Tweed River, Australia	11 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Mermaid Beach:
Closest ski area	Selwyn Snowfields (Australia)	617 mi
Second closest ski area	Perisher (Australia)	648 mi
Third closest ski area	Charlotte Pass (Australia)	652 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Thredbo (Australia)	657 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Falls Creek (Australia)	708 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Mermaid Beach:
Closest city location	Surfers Paradise (Australia)	3 mi
Second closest city location	Varsity Lakes (Australia)	4 mi
Third closest city location	Main Beach (Australia)	4 mi
Fourth closest city location	Southport (Australia)	6 mi
Fifth closest city location	Gold Coast (Australia)	6 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Mermaid Beach is Gold Coast Coolangatta Airport (OOL) in Australia, which is 15 km (9 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Mermaid Beach is Brisbane International Airport (BNE), also in Australia, 80 km (50 miles) away.
• The third closest airport is Maroochydore Sunshine Coast Airport (MCY), also in Australia, 164 km (102 miles) away.