Surfers Paradise surf break

Surfers Paradise surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Monday 30 Mar 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
25.7° 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 10PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)--
Afternoon (30 Mar)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (30 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.7
SSE
1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
1.4
SE
1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
ENE
1.1
ESE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
Period(s) (?)1155666666666886687777887
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2826868505656583685104851621371076566831088991178187186215
Wind
(km/h)
30
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:46PM
1.20
8:04AM
1.45
8:25PM
1.30
8:41AM
1.41
9:03PM
1.37
9:15AM
1.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:58PM
0.39
1:48AM
0.38
2:31PM
0.38
2:35AM
0.38
3:01PM
0.38
3:17AM
0.40
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise------5:54-------5:54-------5:56-
Sunset-5:46-------5:45-------5:44------
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
---------11--11-11------
Temp. °C242422212019202223232222222121232424232223222024
Feels °C (?)191919191817171920212021212020212222222121211923
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