Surfers Paradise Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.00° S 153.43° E

Surfers Paradise 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Surfers Paradise sea temperature is
20.9° 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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 4AM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (20 Jul)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (20 Jul)11ft (3.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sun night, calm by Wed morning).

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
ESE
10
3.5
ESE
10
3.5
ESE
10
3.5
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
3.5
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
9
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
9
1.6
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2596
2651
2700
2628
2249
1996
1768
1484
2151
2115
1700
1484
1201
979
773
513
502
434
Wind (km/h)
45
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SE
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:02AM1.25m
1:52PM1.06m
1:44AM1.12m
2:59PM1.08m
Low Tide
6:39PM0.44m
7:33AM0.38m
7:34PM0.52m
8:12AM0.38m
8:40PM0.59m
rain showers
rain showers
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:09
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
19
19
18
19
19
17
18
17
18
17
19
19
20
18
16
Feels °C
11
11
11
12
13
11
12
13
11
12
13
14
14
15
15
17
16
14
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