Broadbeach surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 23 Mar 2026 AEST
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Broadbeach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Broadbeach sea temperature is
26.6° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Broadbeach today?

The current surf forecast for Broadbeach at 2PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (23 Mar)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (23 Mar)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

Table - waves today at Broadbeach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thu
26
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
3
2
0
0
2
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SE
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.9
E
2.2
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2
E
2
E
2.2
E
2.4
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.3
E
2.2
E
Period(s) (?)87888889999999991012121212131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)153178229476629758864955101097787010621143106011437007101459165617971884197716501462
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSE
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:44AM
1.14
12:32AM
1.46
12:36PM
1.01
1:40AM
1.41
1:47PM
0.90
3:05AM
1.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:07AM
0.47
5:52PM
0.38
7:10AM
0.53
6:39PM
0.40
8:30AM
0.57
7:37PM
0.44
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thu
26
Sunrise5:50-------5:50-------5:50-------
Sunset---5:53-------5:52-------5:52----
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
--111----1211------1-131
Temp. °C212424242323222222242424222121212125262524232220
Feels °C (?)202222222221202020212223212021212125252425252422
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