Surfers Paradise Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.00° S 153.43° E

Surfers Paradise 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Surfers Paradise sea temperature is
20.4° C
0.4° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 1AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (07 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (07 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
7
0.6
E
7
0.4
ESE
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
E
9
1
E
9
1.1
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
37
24
37
52
54
52
71
49
51
51
57
81
80
52
78
153
198
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SSW
5
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
0
NE
10
NE
10
NE
0
NNW
5
WSW
10
W
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SE
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
5
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
2:49AM0.92m
4:24PM1.24m
4:17AM0.84m
5:39PM1.32m
Low Tide
9:15PM0.54m
9:01AM0.31m
11:05PM0.53m
10:09AM0.31m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:20
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
15
15
14
16
18
19
17
16
16
14
13
16
17
17
16
16
Feels °C
15
15
14
14
13
16
16
17
17
15
15
13
11
16
15
15
15
16
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