Palm beach surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Saturday 02 Aug 2025 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
20.6° 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 2AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (03 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (03 Aug)10ft (3.0m)12s

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

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Sat
02
Sunday
03
Monday
04
Tuesday
05
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.8
SE
3
SE
5
SE
4
SE
2.2
ESE
2.1
S
2.1
ESE
2.1
ESE
2.2
ESE
3.5
SE
2
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
Period(s) (?)1299991111912121111101011111111111111101111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)133109123134132111111151259610197486717721662176918961141351987113126431000619643792
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
WNW
20
WSW
25
SW
35
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
0
W
10
ENE
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglassoncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:03AM
0.92
3:41PM
1.21
3:29AM
0.87
4:42PM
1.30
4:47AM
0.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:50PM
0.64
8:26AM
0.38
10:24PM
0.59
9:33AM
0.39
11:32PM
0.49
10:36AM
0.35
Sat
02
Sunday
03
Monday
04
Tuesday
05
Sunrise----6:26-------6:26-------6:26---
Sunset-------5:16-------5:16-------5:17
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Rain (mm)
-------13---------------
Temp. °C121098813141616161616161720201716151515192019
Feels °C (?)76555991210111213131316171514131414191918
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for QLD - Gold Coast

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Palm beach (calm at Miami 5 km from Palm beach). 0.9m 9s swell from the SE with a 0.6m 10s swell from the E and a 0.3m 12s groundswell, also from the E. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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