Surfers Paradise Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.00° S 153.43° E

Surfers Paradise 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Surfers Paradise sea temperature is
21.7°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 (21 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 17s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 6PM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)--
Afternoon (21 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)17s
Evening (21 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
17
0.1
SE
17
0.4
NNE
5
0.7
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.4
NNE
5
0.7
SSE
3
1.3
SSE
5
1.3
SE
5
1.2
SE
5
1.2
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
1
SE
5
1
SE
5
1
ESE
5
1.1
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
11
11
21
29
10
12
87
80
68
63
35
35
45
49
48
91
125
117
99
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NW
5
WNW
20
S
35
S
35
SSE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:43PM1.19m
6:11AM0.80m
6:26PM1.24m
6:53AM0.89m
7:04PM1.29m
Low Tide
10:24AM0.43m
00:43AM0.40m
11:36AM0.41m
1:16AM0.35m
12:31PM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:42
 mm
1
Temp °C
24
23
20
19
19
18
19
20
21
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
19
19
Feels °C
20
21
20
20
20
16
15
15
16
16
16
16
17
16
17
15
16
17
17
17
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