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Surfers Paradise surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia
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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
24.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Surfers Paradise today?
The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 10AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (02 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Surfers Paradise. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sat morning, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | |
732 | 900 | 997 | 1064 | 1005 | 1013 | 1034 | 1396 | 873 | 792 | 716 | 643 | 630 | 630 | 630 | 978 | 618 | 618 | 630 | 730 | 774 | 1037 | 1179 | 1075 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | |
High Tide | 9:12AM1.11m | 9:53PM1.48m | 9:45AM1.05m | 10:29PM1.47m | 10:20AM0.99m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:46AM0.47m | 3:17PM0.33m | 4:27AM0.49m | 3:48PM0.34m | 5:09AM0.51m | 4:21PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 947 | 873 | 792 | 716 | 643 | 630 | 630 | 630 | 630 | 618 | 618 | 630 | 730 | 774 | 1037 | 1179 | 1075 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 11 | NE 8 | NNE 11 | NE 8 | NNE 10 | NE 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | — | — | NE 10 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
732 | 900 | 997 | 1064 | 1005 | 1013 | 1034 | 1396 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 978 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 74 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 21 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 2 |
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