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Nobby's Beach surf break

Nobby's Beach surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 28 Jan 2026 AEST
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Nobby's Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Nobby's Beach sea temperature is
26.0° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Nobby's Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Nobby's Beach at 6PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am January 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (28 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (28 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

Table - waves today at Nobby's Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
Print Table
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sat
31
7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SSE
0.8
SE
1.1
SE
1.3
ESE
1.3
SE
1.1
SE
1.3
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.7
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
Period(s) (?)91110599566777777777777888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5201452817427218987118157173255295276274242223212223258271237392357350
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
20
SE
30
ESE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:48PM
0.95
4:51AM
1.56
5:08PM
0.95
5:52AM
1.70
6:11PM
1.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:30AM
0.43
9:48PM
0.24
11:48AM
0.32
10:57PM
0.17
12:46PM
0.20
11:56PM
0.09
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sat
31
Sunrise5:13-------5:13-------5:15-------
Sunset---6:43-------6:43-------6:42----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------11-1------
Temp. °C212525242221222224252625242323232325252524222223
Feels °C (?)202322211919181820202121212021212122212222212123
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