Surfers Paradise Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.00° S 153.43° E

Surfers Paradise 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Surfers Paradise sea temperature is
22.1°C
0.3° 

Surfers 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 Surfers Paradise today (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 3AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (09 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (09 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

Table - waves today at Surfers Paradise. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu night, fresh winds from the N by Fri afternoon).

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
1.1
N
5
0.5
SE
11
0.7
NNE
6
0.8
N
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.4
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
53
56
39
39
37
34
34
51
58
57
70
55
37
43
57
37
55
27
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
20
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
25
N
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:39PM1.34m
8:04AM1.20m
8:19PM1.30m
8:43AM1.28m
8:55PM1.24m
Low Tide
2:06AM0.25m
2:13PM0.27m
2:39AM0.24m
2:59PM0.28m
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Temp °C
18
18
18
18
18
21
22
21
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17
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24
25
24
19
19
Feels °C
17
17
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19
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