Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Surfers Paradise today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 6PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Surfers Paradise. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 10 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 38 | 46 | 56 | 41 | 31 | 53 | 30 | 32 | 39 | 44 | 88 | 107 | 99 | 77 | 90 | 90 | 88 | 84 | 107 | 117 | 130 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | 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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:11AM0.80m | 6:26PM1.24m | 6:53AM0.89m | 7:04PM1.29m | 7:29AM0.99m | 7:40PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:36AM0.41m | 1:16AM0.35m | 12:31PM0.38m | 1:46AM0.32m | 1:17PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | SE 11 | E 8 | SE 10 | E 8 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | E 15 | E 11 | SE 11 | E 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 19 | 1 | 53 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | E 8 | — | E 8 | SE 20 | SE 19 | SE 19 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 19 | — | E 15 | E 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | N 10 | — | E 8 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | SE 16 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | E 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 38 | 46 | 56 | 41 | 31 | 16 | 30 | 32 | 39 | 44 | 88 | 107 | 99 | 77 | 90 | 90 | 88 | 84 | 107 | 117 | 130 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 159 | 159 | 159 | 61 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 648 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 22 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
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