Broadbeach Surf Forecast

/ QLD – Gold Coast (23 breaks) / Queensland (74 breaks) /

Australia (828 breaks) / Lat Long: (28.01° S 153.43° E)

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Broadbeach surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 18 Sep 2025 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 21.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Broadbeach today?

The current surf forecast for Broadbeach at 8PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Sep)	-	-
Afternoon (18 Sep)	3.5ft (1.1m)	5s
Evening (18 Sep)	2ft (0.6m)	7s

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

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	Thursday 18				Friday 19								Saturday 20								Sunday 21
	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	NE	SE	ENE	SSE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	SE	SE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NE	NNE	ENE	NE	ENE
Period(s) (?)	7	5	7	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	43	60	36	60	44	34	35	18	18	15	15	19	55	85	64	66	40	26	26	18	14	13	13	15
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SSE	S	SSW	SW	WSW	N	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	W	SW	SSW	ESE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass
High Tide / height (m)				7:03PM 1.37				7:25AM 0.95				7:47PM 1.38				8:06AM 1.05				8:25PM 1.37				8:43AM 1.14
Low Tide / height (m)	12:19PM 0.31					1:51AM 0.30				1:16PM 0.28				2:25AM 0.29				2:04PM 0.27				2:54AM 0.28

	Thursday 18				Friday 19								Saturday 20								Sunday 21
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:37	-
Sunset	-	5:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:40	-	-	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	22	20	19	18	17	16	17	20	22	22	20	20	20	19	19	20	18	19	18	18	17	17	17	21
Feels °C (?)	19	16	17	17	17	16	18	21	21	21	20	19	18	17	17	18	16	18	17	17	16	16	16	20

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for QLD - Gold Coast

Wind Update Continuing clean conditions at Broadbeach (calm at Miami 7 km from Broadbeach). 1.1m 4s local chop from the SE with a 0.6m 7s swell from the ENE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
43 minutes ago Broadbeach

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Actual: 43 min ago

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