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Palm beach surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 08 Jan 2026 AEST
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Palm beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Palm beach sea temperature is
25.3° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Palm beach today?

The current surf forecast for Palm beach at 11PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm January 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)--
Afternoon (08 Jan)--
Evening (08 Jan)2ft (0.6m)7s

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

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Thu
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
ENE
0.6
NE
0.9
ENE
1.2
ENE
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)776777777778888888888999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)313970139103131131131186220164253295306259259266291400268262268268275
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
E
15
E
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		ononononcross-
on		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:05AM
1.13
11:59AM
1.40
1:02AM
1.13
12:40PM
1.24
2:04AM
1.15
1:27PM
1.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:00PM
0.15
5:39AM
0.39
6:39PM
0.20
6:36AM
0.53
7:20PM
0.25
7:46AM
0.62
Thu
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise----4:58-------4:58-------4:58---
Sunset-------6:46-------6:46-------6:46
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------1----------
Temp. °C242323222424262624252524252627262524242425272727
Feels °C (?)242323222324252625262626272727262625252627282830
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