Surfers Paradise Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.00° S 153.43° E

Surfers Paradise 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Surfers Paradise sea temperature is
21.4° C
0.1° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 4AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)8ft (2.4m)11s
Afternoon (09 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (09 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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1
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0
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1
0
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSE
11
3
SE
12
2.5
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
2.4
SE
11
2.4
SSE
11
2.3
SSE
10
1.4
SE
10
2.4
SE
10
2.2
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.2
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
11
1
SE
11
1
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
1
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2128
2157
1775
593
1363
1254
1176
385
1070
928
356
286
250
255
260
270
281
292
224
216
170
142
123
289
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
NNW
10
NNE
15
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
High Tide
3:23AM1.05m
4:48PM1.20m
4:34AM0.96m
5:53PM1.31m
5:46AM0.91m
Low Tide
9:26PM0.54m
9:43AM0.32m
11:00PM0.55m
10:40AM0.30m
00:31AM0.50m
11:42AM0.27m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:05
5:05
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
17
16
17
15
15
18
18
16
16
15
15
14
13
16
18
18
16
15
14
14
13
16
18
19
Feels °C
13
12
14
12
12
14
13
12
13
12
12
11
11
13
14
14
13
13
12
12
11
15
16
16
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