Surfer's Paradise Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.35° N 3.28° E

Surfer's Paradise 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Surfer's Paradise sea temperature is
21.6° C
4.0° 

Surfer's Paradise surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Surfer's Paradise today (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Surfer's Paradise at 11AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (05 Aug)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (05 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed night, light winds from the SW by Thu night).

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
5
1.4
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1
W
6
0.8
W
4
0.9
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
5
1
NW
5
0.7
NW
5
0.7
NNW
7
0.6
NNW
7
0.5
NNW
7
0.5
NNW
7
0.5
NNW
8
0.5
NNW
8
0.5
NNW
8
0.5
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
53
59
66
114
205
242
74
22
28
37
43
28
41
31
26
29
36
35
35
33
45
31
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
35
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
10
W
5
SW
15
S
10
S
15
S
10
SW
20
NNW
20
N
15
NE
15
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
7:07AM3.98m
7:22PM3.86m
7:52AM3.76m
8:10PM3.64m
8:46AM3.51m
9:10PM3.43m
Low Tide
12:50PM1.01m
1:15AM0.81m
1:42PM1.16m
2:16AM1.00m
2:53PM1.29m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:28
9:25
9:24
 mm
Temp °C
21
19
22
22
23
21
18
20
18
17
17
17
18
19
19
17
17
16
19
20
20
20
20
Feels °C
19
16
18
17
17
14
13
16
15
13
12
12
14
16
18
15
15
14
17
16
16
16
17
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