Mermaid Beach surf break

Mermaid Beach surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 06 May 2026 AEST
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Mermaid Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mermaid Beach sea temperature is
24.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Mermaid Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Mermaid Beach at 5AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (07 May)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (07 May)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
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
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1.8
SSE
7
2
SSE
9
1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
458
392
386
327
327
273
262
211
210
211
175
173
317
573
192
239
206
200
196
159
162
168
175
188
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
10
S
5
SW
5
W
10
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
S
25
S
15
S
10
S
10
E
5
E
0
E
5
S
10
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
SE
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:30AM1.37m
12:36PM0.82m
1:19AM1.33m
1:45PM0.81m
2:13AM1.29m
3:06PM0.83m
Low Tide
5:33PM0.42m
7:29AM0.53m
6:15PM0.47m
8:24AM0.52m
7:05PM0.51m
9:20AM0.50m
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:15
6:15
6:16
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5:09
5:08
5:07
1
1
Temp °C
20
19
19
19
19
21
26
26
21
18
16
13
13
16
18
18
16
16
15
15
15
18
19
19
20
19
21
20
19
21
24
23
17
14
12
6
8
12
15
16
15
14
13
12
13
15
16
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
10
1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
11
Energy kJ
458
392
386
327
327
273
262
211
210
211
175
173
173
181
192
239
206
200
196
159
162
168
175
188
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.8
SSE
7
0.9
SE
9
0.8
SE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
61
123
113
67
75
56
57
29
28
27
29
61
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
10
0.3
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.2
ESE
14
0.1
NE
10
Energy kJ
6
10
9
2
2
2
2
6
5
3
3
3
4
33
8
4
4
4
4
18
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
6
0.4
WNW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.8
SSE
6
1.8
SSE
7
2
SSE
9
Energy kJ
45
4
6
41
317
573
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
3
1
1
Distance (km)
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
11
2
2
16
16
0
0
0
2
0
5
11
11
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
4
2
4
3
4
5
4
4
3
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
7
9
6
5
5
7
6
5
6
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
7
6
6
5
5
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