Surfers Paradise Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.00° S 153.43° E

Surfers Paradise 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Surfers Paradise sea temperature is
20.3°C
0.5° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 6AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (23 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (23 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
54
69
73
79
94
57
89
127
96
118
111
136
94
107
87
85
87
87
87
85
89
110
187
191
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SE
20
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
E
10
E
5
ESE
0
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:29AM0.74m
6:22PM1.23m
6:28AM0.78m
7:05PM1.29m
7:15AM0.84m
7:42PM1.35m
Low Tide
00:37AM0.52m
11:03AM0.37m
1:22AM0.45m
12:06PM0.35m
1:58AM0.39m
12:57PM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
5:28
 mm
2
2
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
17
16
16
18
18
19
17
17
17
17
17
17
19
19
18
18
17
17
16
19
21
21
19
19
Feels °C
16
14
14
15
15
15
14
15
16
16
16
17
18
18
17
18
18
18
17
20
20
20
20
19
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