Surfers Paradise 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.00° S 153.43° E

Issued: 3 am 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Surfers Paradise sea temperature is

21.1°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Surfers Paradise today (14 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 8AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Sep)	2.5ft (0.7m)	6s
Afternoon (14 Sep)	2ft (0.6m)	6s
Evening (14 Sep)	2.5ft (0.7m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed afternoon).
	Monday 14								Tuesday 15								Wednesday 16
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	NE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	SSE 4	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 8	SE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	32	33	33	32	24	24	24	33	24	24	24	24	16	17	17	34	43	35	32	21	170	309	452	645
Wind (km/h)	SSE	S	S	ESE	E	ENE	NE	N	NNW	WNW	WNW	N	NNE	N	N	NW	NW	WSW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross
High Tide	10:34PM1.24m				11:01AM1.28m				11:04PM1.13m				11:42AM1.26m				11:35PM1.01m				12:29PM1.21m
Low Tide			4:49AM0.30m				5:18PM0.40m				5:18AM0.31m				6:02PM0.47m				5:50AM0.32m				6:51PM0.53m


	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:38	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	15	16	18	20	19	18	17	17	16	16	19	21	21	18	17	17	16	18	19	19	18	17	17
Feels °C	16	13	15	17	19	17	17	17	17	15	15	18	18	17	16	15	15	15	14	13	13	11	9	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	NE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 13	E 13	E 13
kJ	32	33	33	32	24	24	24	33	24	24	24	24	16	17	17	34	43	35	32	21	12	4	4	3
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	S 10	E 14	E 14	—	—	—
kJ	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	10	4	4	11	11	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 16	SE 8	E 10	E 15	SE 7	E 15	E 15	E 15	E 15	E 14	—	NE 11	—	—	—
kJ	2	8	8	2	2	2	2	2	2	5	2	2	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	—	5	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 3	NNE 4	NNE 4	N 4	NW 3	—	—	SSE 4	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 8	SE 9
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	8	11	20	1	—	—	14	170	309	452	645
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Broadbeach QLD - Gold Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Noosa - First Point QLD - Sunshine Coast	Dreamtime NSW - North Coast	Tallebudgera QLD - Gold Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Casuarina Beach NSW - North Coast	Old Woman Island - South Side QLD - Sunshine Coast	Old Woman Island - South Side QLD - Sunshine Coast	Old Woman Island - South Side QLD - Sunshine Coast	Black Rock NSW - North Coast	Black Rock NSW - North Coast	Surfers Paradise QLD - Gold Coast	Maroochydore Beach QLD - Sunshine Coast	Noosa - First Point QLD - Sunshine Coast	Sealers Cove (Wilsons Promontory) VIC - East Coast	Sealers Cove (Wilsons Promontory) VIC - East Coast	Aisling's Beach NSW - Far South	Mollymook Beach NSW - South Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	4
Distance (km)	11	2	11	22	22	22	183	26	11	11	11	37	155	155	155	59	59	0	151	183	1385	1385	1058	861
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast	Snapper Rocks	Snapper Rocks	Snapper Rocks	Snapper Rocks	Snapper Rocks	Snapper Rocks			Tallebudgera	Tallebudgera	Tallebudgera							Burleigh Heads
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1			1	1	1							1
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Rating (10 max)	4	6	2	2	1	6	4	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	6	5	5	6	5	6	6	8	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	6	6	4	5	5	5

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