Surfers Paradise surf break

Surfers Paradise surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 27 Feb 2026 AEST
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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
26.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Surfers Paradise today?

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 8AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am February 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Feb)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (27 Feb)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (27 Feb)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
ESE
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
ESE
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.8
ESE
1.6
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
Period(s) (?)888888888888888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)823470427439439428428418470408368365346308300265265368314253305346347298
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:00AM
1.43
6:20PM
0.91
6:59AM
1.50
7:17PM
0.99
7:49AM
1.55
8:05PM
1.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:36PM
0.43
1:03PM
0.49
12:00AM
0.39
1:54PM
0.43
1:06AM
0.35
2:35PM
0.39
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Sunrise--5:35-------5:37-------5:37-----
Sunset-----6:21-------6:20-------6:19--
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
134344321--------111211-
Temp. °C232323242424242423222324252524232223232424242323
Feels °C (?)222323242423232321192020212122222123222222222222
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