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Surfers Paradise Surf Forecast
/ QLD – Gold Coast (23 breaks) / Queensland (74 breaks) /
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Surfers Paradise surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 26 Mar 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Surfers Paradise surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Surfers Paradise sea temperature is
26.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Surfers Paradise today?
The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 12AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm March 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (27 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Surfers Paradise. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 524 | 517 | 337 | 265 | 167 | 135 | 133 | 100 | 98 | 96 | 70 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 65 | 71 | 128 | 185 | 102 | 93 | 70 | 220 | 298 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:30AM 1.39 | 5:06PM 0.89 | 5:39AM 1.42 | 6:11PM 0.98 | 6:35AM 1.45 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:52PM 0.48 | 11:40AM 0.52 | 10:26PM 0.48 | 12:37PM 0.46 | 11:51PM 0.45 | 1:21PM 0.42 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 26 | Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
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