
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Surfers Paradise today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 2AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Surfers Paradise. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
133 | 105 | 105 | 103 | 103 | 80 | 78 | 89 | 93 | 74 | 74 | 71 | 92 | 90 | 84 | 82 | 60 | 43 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | off |
High Tide | 5:10PM1.15m | 4:37AM0.83m | 6:04PM1.21m | 5:42AM0.80m | 6:52PM1.27m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:43PM0.61m | 10:41AM0.34m | 00:53AM0.55m | 11:38AM0.32m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
133 | 105 | 105 | 103 | 103 | 80 | 78 | 58 | 41 | 74 | 74 | 71 | 92 | 90 | 84 | 82 | 60 | 43 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | S 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 7 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 35 | 55 | 27 | 55 | 52 | 18 | 43 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 6 | — | SE 6 | E 12 | E 8 | E 10 | NE 10 | — | — | SE 10 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 14 | E 13 |
3 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 4 | — | — | 15 | 9 | 64 | 29 | 29 | 36 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 13 | 5 | 28 | 89 | 93 | 73 | 57 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 150 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 22 | 65 | 26 | 0 |
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